Jewel Thieves in Burqas

Charles Johnsonfollow me on twitter
Wed Nov 22, 2006 at 8:24 am PST • Views: 387

Robbers in Toronto are figuring out that they can walk the streets in broad daylight in full disguise, simply by pretending to be Muslim women wearing the misogynistic symbol of radical Islam: Jewel heists target Asians. (Hat tip: LGF readers.)

Abdul Rasheed Khalid was alone in his Brampton jewellery store filling the display cases with yellow gold rings and necklaces when two people, one wearing a head-to-toe black burqa, appeared outside his locked door.

“Salamu alaikum,” the 58-year-old store owner said after pushing the entry buzzer, believing them to be a Muslim couple. There was no reply, and seconds later the pair — both males — forced him at gunpoint to the back office where he was bound with duct tape and hit several times. Then his store was cleaned out.

“Keep quiet, keep quiet, close your eyes,” they said, while emptying the red velvet trays into duffel bags carried by an accomplice. Khalid caught a glimpse of the crooks. He thinks they were Pakistani or Indian.

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