Violent attacks since 9/11

In the United States, especially since the attacks of Sept 11, 2001, Sikhs have sometimes been confused publicly with Muslims, but they are not Muslim. Here are some of the incidents against Sikhs in the US since the 2001 attacks:

In September 2001, an Arizona gas station owner, Balbir Singh Sodhi, was shot five times and killed by a man who mistook him for a Muslim and was seeking revenge for the hijacked plane attacks on the US.

In July 2004, Rajinder Singh Khalsa and his cousin, Gurcharan Singh, were beaten while walking to a restaurant in New York by intoxicated assailants who shouted profanities at them and insulted their turbans. Khalsa sustained multiple fractures to his face.