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Sikh Man’s Turban ripped off outside UK Parliament

A man wearing a traditional Sikh turban (ANGELA WEISS/AFP/Getty Images)

By: Keerthi Mohan

A Sikh man’s turban was ripped off outside UK Parliament in an attack that was reportedly racially motivated. The incident happened when Ravneet Singh, from India’s Punjab, was waiting outside Portcullis House to meet Sikh Labour MP Tanmanjeet Singh Dhesi. The attacker reportedly shouted “Muslim go back” before approaching Singh and attempting to rip off his headgear. “I was in the queue outside Portcullis House and this guy ran up to us. Just before we got to the entrance he came up to me and attacked me,” Singh was quoted as saying by The Independent. “He was pulling at my turban…

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