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This is an archive article published on February 22, 2007
Sikh student attacked
A 22-year-old Sikh student in Scotland was assaulted by a group of thugs that accused him of concealing a bomb in his turban.
A 22-year-old Sikh student in Scotland was assaulted by a group of thugs that accused him of concealing a bomb in his turban.
The group battered Lakhivar Singh, doing his post-graduation at Paisley University, as he was waiting for a bus after finishing work as a part-time shelf stacker.
Police said the thugs ripped off Singh8217;s turban, punched him in the face and kicked him as he lay on the ground at one of Paisley8217;s shopping centres last week, till security guards chased them away.
Singh, who arrived in Scotland about six months ago to do his post-graduation in finance told the Daily Record: 8220;at one point I thought I would be killed in the attack.
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