11-12-2007 / United States
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USA - 10 arrested in Hanukkah attack on NYC subway train
Hanukkah celebrants were approached by another group who began hurling anti-Semitic remarks at them and assaulting them on a southbound Q train at Canal Street in Manhattan.
Police responding to the attack at the Flatbush and DeKalb Avenue station in Brooklyn arrested 10 people, ages 19 to 20. Each is charged with either assault and unlawful assembly or both.
Police say the Hannukah celebrants had bruises and welts on their faces and heads, but were not taken to the hospital.
Source: www.amny.com
Date: December 11, 2007
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