内容摘要：The attack came 35 years after Sir Salman's controversial novel The Satanic Verses, which had long made him the target of death threats for its portrayal of the Prophet Muhammad.

The attack came 35 years after Sir Salman's controversial novel The Satanic Verses, which had long made him the target of death threats for its portrayal of the Prophet Muhammad.

"My father worked as a welder for a big steel company and used to train the white supervisors that would come in for them to be his supervisor," said Dawn."He would say at the table 'I trained another one today'."

Pauline recalled being refused entry to clubs because of the colour of her skin."Some of them would allow black women in because we are exotic and beautiful and so we would attract business," added Gaynor."But they wouldn't let the men and boys in."

She said there was a sense of "us against the rest of the world".The railway bridge acted as a buffer between their community and the rest of Cardiff, they said.

"My father was chased home many, many, many times from different places and the minute he got under the bridge he could breathe a sigh of relief because the ones that were chasing him wouldn't come any further than that," said Dawn.

"We were clearly not welcome in town," added Gaynor.The statement came a day after the Indian embassy in Iran said that it had "strongly taken up this matter with Iranian authorities" and requested that the missing Indians be "urgently traced and their safety ensured".

Many Indians, particularly from Punjab, travel to developed countries in search of job opportunities and a better life.Some fall victim to scams run by travel agents, who charge exorbitant fees and send them through illegal or unsafe routes, often without proper documentation.

Gurdeep Kaur recounted the events that led to her 23-year-old son Amritpal Singh going missing to BBC Punjabi.The family had hired a travel agent in Hoshiarpur - where they live - to secure an Australian work permit for her son.