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A Muslim store owner in Queens reported that he was attacked over the weekend by a man who said that he wanted to kill Muslims.
Fatima Food Mart owner Sarker Haque told WPIX that the man came into his store on Saturday and began punching him.
He punched me here, Haque recalled, motioning toward an ice cream cooler. I fell down here
I say, What the hell you doing? Whats wrong with you? (The attacker) said, I kill Muslims.'
He punched me as much as he can with his left hand, the store owner added, choking back tears. He grabbed me here. Then he punched me here.
The attacker was identified by police as Piro Kolvani. Investigators believe that Kolvani punched Haque multiple times before a Latino customer intervened. .................(more)
http://www.rawstory.com/2015/12/watch-muslim-store-owner-in-tears-after-hes-beaten-by-new-york-man-on-mission-to-kill-muslims/
951-Riverside
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951-Riverside
(7,234 posts)The monster in that photo is James McDaniel of Bartlett, Tennessee
http://pix11.com/2015/09/23/man-accused-of-beating-wife-sending-graphic-photo-to-stepson/
marmar
(77,090 posts)whatthehey
(3,660 posts)It's neither new nor unique to Trump, but his megaphone has doubtless helped to normalize it. Ironically delivered by a man who is likely not too far removed from immigrant status himself. There were surely no Kolvanis on the Mayflower...
StandingInLeftField
(972 posts)These are the real terroristic threats we face.
closeupready
(29,503 posts)I hope justice is served here.
LittleBlue
(10,362 posts)Surely this attacker will be charged with a hate crime specifically targeting Muslims.
Hope they keep him inside a long time.
mfcorey1
(11,001 posts)hatred has now planted itself into the minds of his followers!
n2doc
(47,953 posts)I hope everyone affected by his hate speech does.
KamaAina
(78,249 posts)The sixth grade girl, whose identity IE is withholding, was playing during recess when three boys allegedly went after her on November 19 at P.S. 89 in the Bronx, a school source who spoke on the condition of anonymity told IE.
The boys, who are in the same grade as the girl, allegedly put her in a headlock and punched her as they tried to take off her hijab, the source said.
While beating up the girl, the boys also allegedly called her "ISIS," the source said.
de Blasio needs to get on this pronto.
malaise
(269,157 posts)mainer
(12,029 posts)Has been violent before. A good Christian southerner, I presume.
yuiyoshida
(41,861 posts)islamophobes out looking to kick ass. This should be put squarely in Trumps lap, but of course he would probably encourage more of this. So would Fox news, Bill O'Reilly, Sean Hannity, Ann Coulter, and Rush Limbaugh...and the Republican party.