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Fans Allegedly Denied Entry Temporarily to Qualcomm Stadium for Wearing Turbans

December 12, 2015   ·     ·   Jump to comments

A group of four Denver Broncos fans alleged that a security guard at Qualcomm Stadium in San Diego prevented them from entering the stadium last weekend until they removed their turbans. 
Verinder Malhi, who was part of the group, discussed the alleged incident with Kristen Keogh of ABC 10 News in San Diego. 
"Three of my buddies, they had turbans on, and it was like, 'You guys got to take the turbans off,'" Malhi said. "It's bad. I mean, this is embarrassing for me, because we are Americans at the end of the day. And we are not supposed to be afraid of fellow Americans."
Keogh noted that there was another incident during the game between the Broncos and Chargers when "a fearful fan called San Diego police about Malhi and his friends" and that a tailgater at the game captured a picture of a bomb-sniffing dog inspecting Malhi's vehicle. 
"Everybody's kind of confusing us with the turbans, because what you see on TV is mostly the terrorists. They w...

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