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December 31, 2015

Islamophobic Attacks Reported in Las Vegas, New York and Fresno, CA
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A spate of Islamophobic incidents continues nationwide. In Las Vegas,
police are investigating a possible hate crime in which a man wrapped
bacon around the handles of a mosque before Sunday morning prayer. In
New York, an Israeli man has been charged with a hate crime after he
allegedly accosted four Pakistani Americans in Brooklyn brandishing a
pistol and screaming, "I want to see the blood of Muslims in the
street." Meanwhile, in Fresno, California, an elderly Sikh man was hit
by a truck and then beaten in the street by two men on Saturday. The
attack left 68-year-old Amrik Singh Bal with a broken collarbone. Police
say he may have been mistaken for a Muslim, as has happened in other
violence against Sikhs nationwide. A recent study finds hate crimes
against Muslim Americans and U.S. mosques have tripled since the attacks
in Paris and San Bernardino. The Council on American-Islamic Relations
has reported more incidents targeting mosques this year than in any
other year on record.


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