Yoga teacher and personal trainer Alyaa Rauff, 26, was talking on the phone outside a fitness studio two years ago when a woman working at a nearby store took photos of her.
When questioned, she accused Ms Alyaa of being a "suspicious Indian girl" who was about to steal from her, and said she was taking photos to show the police.
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