Mohamed Hassanain, Who Attacked Sikh Taxi Driver At US Airport Arrested For Hate Crime
The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey Police Department (PAPD) confirmed on Friday that Hassanain was arrested for the attack against Mr Singh, said community-based civil and human rights organisation The Sikh Coalition.
Authorities in the US have arrested and charged with hate crime a man identified as Mohamed Hassanain, who attacked an Indian-origin Sikh taxi driver at JFK International Airport, knocked off his turban and yelled at him "turbaned people, go back to your country".
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UPDATE: The Port Authority of New York and New Jersey Police Department has arrested Mohamed Hassanain for the January 3 attack on "Mr. Singh," a Sikh taxi driver, at JFK airport. The incident is being considered a hate crime. Read more: https://t.co/PZb6nuS6jC pic.twitter.com/fwnm1uqJ6a
— Sikh Coalition (@sikh_coalition) January 15, 2022
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