Man attacked in New York by suspects shouting ISIS
New York City police were investigating on yesterday Sunday Jan. 17th an
assault on a man who was pummeled by suspects shouting "ISIS, ISIS,"
leaving him with bruises on his head and face, authorities said. The
43-year-old man was attacked while walking with a nine-year-old girl in
the Bronx around 5:30 p.m. on Friday, according to the New York City
Police Department.
He was punched several times in the head, knocked down and kicked,
police said. The victim, whose name was not given, was treated for
injuries at a hospital and released.
He had been wearing a shalwar kameez, a traditional South Asian outfit featuring a long tunic, the New York Times reported.
The attack comes amid increasing anxiety in the United States over the
threat posed by Islamic State, also known as ISIS, which has claimed
responsibility for militant attacks around the world.
A Muslim couple inspired by the group killed 14 people on Dec. 2 in San
Bernardino, California, just weeks after gunmen linked to Islamic State
killed 130 people in Paris.
No one was immediately arrested in the New York assault, which is under
investigation by the police department's Hate Crime Task Force, the
agency said in a statement on Saturday.
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