Members of the Sikh community at the annual parade in new York
In the USA an unidentified man asked the Sikh to leave the country, then shot him in the arm. It is reported by The Seattle Times.
The incident occurred in Seattle, Washington. According to the victim (his name is not reported, we only know that he was 39 years old), he examined my car on the track leading to the house, when he was approached by an unknown white male of medium height and stocky build. He was wearing a mask covering the lower part of the face. He shouted to the Sikh: “Go home to your country”, then pulled out a gun and shot him in the arm.
The victim was discharged from the hospital. “He and his family are shaken to the core, — said the head of the local Sikh community dzhasmit Singh. Members of our communities face growing xenophobia — we haven’t seen.” According to Singh, the attitude of Sikhs in American society today resembles the situation after 11 September 2001 when Americans do not understand the differences between Sikhs, Muslims, suspected anyone who wore a turban.
Sikhs, representatives of the monotheistic religions prevalent in India, has frequently been the targets of attacks by American radicals. Thus, on 5 August former soldier Wade Michael page opened fire in a Sikh temple — Gurdwara, killing six people and then killed himself. He mixed up the congregation with the Muslims because of their headgear — turbans-DataRow.