A Jewish man was knocked down during a demonstration in New York on Thursday. The mayor and governor strongly condemn the attack.
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the essentials in brief
- An anti-Semitic attack broke out during a demonstration in New York.
- A Jewish man was knocked down and sprayed with pepper spray.
- A 23-year-old suspect was arrested on Thursday.
The attack on a Jewish man on the sidelines of a demonstration in New York caused outrage in the United States. New York Governor Andrew Cuomo and New York City Mayor Bill de Blasio condemned the attack on Friday. They declared that anti-Semitism would not be tolerated in New York. Prominent MPs from the US Congress also expressed shock and concern.
Several men attacked a 29-year-old Jewish man on Thursday evening (local time) in Times Square on the sidelines of rallies on the Middle East conflict. According to the New York police.
Suspect (23) arrested
The attackers struck down and kicked the victim, who was wearing a kippah. They also sprayed him with pepper spray and hit him with a crutch. You would have expressed yourself anti-Semitic.
According to the police, a 23-year-old suspect was arrested on Thursday evening. The case will be treated as hate crime. The investigation is ongoing.
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