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Man stabbed while waiting for flight at Fresno airport
CAIR Seeks Hate Crime Probe of Attack on Sikh in Calif.
(SACRAMENTO, CA, 12/5/11) –- The Sacramento Valley office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-SV) today contacted the FBI and local police to seek the investigation of a possible bias motive for the stabbing of a Sikh man at Fresno Yosemite International Airport on Sunday evening.
CAIR-SV says the man was reportedly stabbed while waiting in a public area near the Transportation Security Administration terminal. The suspect, who was apprehended by police, is described as a 26-year-old white man. The victim was treated for non-life threatening injuries and then boarded his flight. Police say there were no words exchanged between the two men before the attack.
SEE: Sikh Man Stabbed Waiting for Plane at Fresno Airport
"We ask local law enforcement authorities and the FBI to probe a possible bias motive in this case," said CAIR-SV Executive Director Basim Elkarra. "Sikh men who wear beards and turbans as part of their faith are often targeted by bigots who mistake them for Muslims."
He noted that a Hindu man was assaulted last month in San Jose, Calif., by a group of men who called him a "terrorist."
SEE: San Jose Man Punched, Called 'Terrorist' on Grocery Trip to Lucky
Earlier this year, CAIR-SV offered a $5,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the individual or individuals who gunned down two elderly Sikh men in Elk Grove, Calif.
SEE: Muslim Civil Rights Group Offers Reward for Info on Gunman in Deadly Shooting
CAIR: Muslim Organization Offers Reward
Last fall, CAIR-SV called for an FBI investigation of an attack on a Sikh cab driver in West Sacramento. The driver said his passengers made anti-Muslim remarks during the attack. Two men were later arrested on charges of felony assault and commission of a hate crime.
CAIR Seeks Hate Crime Probe of Attack on Sikh in Calif.
(SACRAMENTO, CA, 12/5/11) –- The Sacramento Valley office of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-SV) today contacted the FBI and local police to seek the investigation of a possible bias motive for the stabbing of a Sikh man at Fresno Yosemite International Airport on Sunday evening.
CAIR-SV says the man was reportedly stabbed while waiting in a public area near the Transportation Security Administration terminal. The suspect, who was apprehended by police, is described as a 26-year-old white man. The victim was treated for non-life threatening injuries and then boarded his flight. Police say there were no words exchanged between the two men before the attack.
SEE: Sikh Man Stabbed Waiting for Plane at Fresno Airport
"We ask local law enforcement authorities and the FBI to probe a possible bias motive in this case," said CAIR-SV Executive Director Basim Elkarra. "Sikh men who wear beards and turbans as part of their faith are often targeted by bigots who mistake them for Muslims."
He noted that a Hindu man was assaulted last month in San Jose, Calif., by a group of men who called him a "terrorist."
SEE: San Jose Man Punched, Called 'Terrorist' on Grocery Trip to Lucky
Earlier this year, CAIR-SV offered a $5,000 reward for information leading to the arrest and conviction of the individual or individuals who gunned down two elderly Sikh men in Elk Grove, Calif.
SEE: Muslim Civil Rights Group Offers Reward for Info on Gunman in Deadly Shooting
CAIR: Muslim Organization Offers Reward
Last fall, CAIR-SV called for an FBI investigation of an attack on a Sikh cab driver in West Sacramento. The driver said his passengers made anti-Muslim remarks during the attack. Two men were later arrested on charges of felony assault and commission of a hate crime.
