Muslim woman attacked, clothing set on fire on eve of 9/11 anniversary

NEW YORK: A Muslim woman in traditional Islamic attire was attacked and her blouse set on fire in New York on Saturday, a day before America marked the 15th anniversary

Published on: Sep 14, 2016, 09:04:05 IST

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NEW YORK: A Muslim woman in traditional Islamic attire was attacked and her blouse set on fire in New York on Saturday, a day before America marked the 15th anniversary of the September 11 terrorist attacks.

The unidentified 36-year-old woman was walking past Fifth Avenue, which houses top luxury brands, at night when an unidentified person set her blouse on fire using a lighter. “She saw (a suspect) pull a lighter away and walk away,” the New York Daily News quoted a source as saying. The woman put out the flames on the sleeve of her blouse and was unhurt. The suspect, who reportedly did not say anything during the attack, remains at large.

The New York chapter of the civil rights group Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-NY) condemned the attack, which is the latest in a series of assaults on Muslims in the state and nationwide in recent days and months.

The Council On American-Islamic Relations’ New York (CAIR-NY) chapter urged New York’s mayor to add resources for the investigation of hate crimes.

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