« UK: School Mosque Trip Stopped By Parents |
| US: Two Boston Mosque Leaders Are Bailed »
November 21, 2006
Canada: Muslim In Burka Commits Jewel Heist
News from the Toronto Star and Pakistan's Daily Times highlights the dangers of allowing all-covering garments such as burkas. In the Toronto suburb of Brampton, Pakistani-Canadian jewelry store owner Abdul Rasheed Khalid (pictured) was alone inside his store, Zaibi Jewellers. He was placing gold rings and necklaces into their display cases, with the door to the street locked.
There was a knock on the door, and Mr Khalid saw what appeared to be a Muslim couple - a man with a companion wearing a burka. Khalid opened the door, and greeted the "married couple" with the words "Salamu alaikum".
Instead of returning the greeting, the couple said nothing, pulled out a gun, and forced the 58-year old store keeper into a back room. There they bound him up with duct tape, and hit him several times. The lady in the burka was no lady. She was a guy. Once the pair had tied Mr Khalid up, they proceeded to take all of the items from the display cases. They told Mr Khalid: "Keep quiet, keep quiet, close your eyes." Khalid caught a glimpse of both people, and said they were either Indian or Pakistani.
There has been a spate of heists against shops owned by Pakistani/Indian jewellers in Peel police district. The attack against Mr Khalid's store took place on Friday, but was the latest in robberies which have used deceptive ploys to gain entry to stores. In at least two instances, the robbers posed as police officers.
Posted by Giraldus Cambrensis at November 21, 2006 6:43 PM
Comments
Post a comment
Thanks for signing in, . Now you can comment. (sign out)
(If you haven't left a comment here before, you may need to be approved by the site owner before your comment will appear. Until then, it won't appear on the entry. Thanks for waiting.)