Two US Muslim women under hate attacks

Two US Muslim women subjected to hate attacks

Two Muslim women in the US state of New York have been injured in what officials describe as a hate crime. They were subject to "ugly acts of hate, including threats of violence, simply because they are Muslim," said acting Brooklyn district attorney

Hawzah News Agency (New York, US) - On Monday (December 5, ۲۰۱۶) a uniformed city transit employee was pushed down the stairs at Grand Central Terminal in Manhattan and was taken to hospital due to knee and ankle injuries.

A male suspect “approached her, called her a terrorist and said she should not be working with the city," while the woman was aboard a train, headed to Grand Central Terminal around 6:20 am, a spokesman with the New York Police Department said.

The suspect later followed her into the station and pushed her down a flight of stairs, the spokesman added.

The incident happened just two days after another Muslim woman, an off-duty police officer, suffered a hate crime in Brooklyn.

The hijab-wearing officer was out with her 16-year-old son on Saturday, December ۳, evening when she was harassed by a man.

They were subject to "ugly acts of hate, including threats of violence, simply because they are Muslim," said acting Brooklyn district attorney Eric Gonzalez.

"Those who commit hate crimes will be held accountable for their reprehensible and offensive actions," he added.

According to prosecutors, the suspect was held on a $50,000 bail on a hate crime charge on Monday.

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