Indian shot dead

NEW YORK, SEPT. 16. A 52-year-old Indian of Sikh denomination and a Pakistani were shot dead in Arizona and Texas in continuing attacks on ethnic immigrants, following last week's terrorist strikes in the U.S. Four gunmen drove up in two pick-up trucks to the gas filling station owned by Balbir Singh Sodhi at Mesa in Arizona and shot him dead last night, possibly mistaking him for an Arab.

In a separate attack, a Pakistani immigrant, Waquer Hasan, 46, was shot dead in his grocery store in Dallas, Texas. The Ministry of External Affairs has expressed concern over the killing of Sodhi and the authorities have sought the help of the U.S. to prevent further attacks on Sikhs.

- PTI

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