The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), a Muslim advocacy group, has called on the state and federal law enforcement authorities to investigate an alleged bias-motivated assault on those protesting against the persecution of religious minorities and caste discrimination in India at Los Angeles, Palma Park in Anaheim, in the US state of California.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
A press release issued by CAIR\u2019s Los Angeles office said that the attackers allegedly harassed protesters, shouting \u201cstupid Muslims, get out.\u201d They also reportedly grabbed protest signs and physically and verbally harassed the protesters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
In a statement, CAIR\u2019s Executive Director in Los Angeles Hussam Ayloush said: \u201cEvery American has the right to peaceful protest without the threat of violence and intimidation based on their race, faith or national origin. We call on local, state and federal law enforcement authorities to investigate this reportedly bias-motivated attack and to consider bringing hate crime charges against the alleged perpetrators.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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