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Attacker in Berlin Skullcap Case Turns Himself In to Police

by Associated Press

   BERLIN --

   A 19-year-old Syrian asylum-seeker has turned himself in to police
   after his violent attack on a man wearing a Jewish skullcap in Berlin
   caused outrage across Germany.
   Police spokesman Winfrid Wenzel said the young Syrian showed up with
   his lawyer at a police precinct Thursday. The 21-year-old victim, an
   Arab Israeli, caught Tuesday's assault on video. It quickly went viral
   and reopened a debate about growing anti-Semitism in the country. Even
   Chancellor Merkel condemned the assault sharply.
   The video shows the attacker whipping the Israeli with a belt while
   shouting "Yehudi!" or Jew, in Arabic.
   The victim, Adam Armoush, said he's not Jewish but wore the skullcap as
   an experiment because he didn't believe a friend who told him it's too
   dangerous to wear one in public in Germany.
   Video of attack posted to YouTube (not independently verified):