Council on American-Islamic Relations calls for hate crime investigation

Friday, November 18, 2016
FREMONT, Calif. (KGO) -- The San Francisco chapter of the council on Islamic-American relations is calling for a criminal investigation into a hate crime in the East Bay.

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A woman says she was targeted for wearing a scarf on her head.
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It happened Monday at the Mission Peak in Fremont.

Solonica Pancholy returned from a hike to find her car window smashed along with a note.

It mentioned her wearing a hijab and said, "This is our country now. Get out."
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She wears a scarf on her head because of a medical condition and posted this message for the attacker on social media:


"I pray for you to get out of pain," she said. "May you never do this to any one. I love you anyway."



State Park police are investigating. No charges have been filed.
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