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Chabad Hasid Stabbed in Manhattan, Attack Investigated as Hate Crime
A Chabad Hasidic man was stabbed in Manhattan’s Diamond District and taken to hospital in stable condition. New York police are investigating the attack as a possible antisemitic hate crime.
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What happened
- 01A Chabad Hasidic man from Crown Heights was stabbed in Manhattan’s Diamond District on Wednesday evening and hospitalized in stable condition.
- 02The attack happened around 5:30 p.m. near West 47th Street between Fifth and Sixth Avenues, in an area with many Jewish-owned businesses.
- 03The assailant was described as a woman in her 30s, and one report identified her as a white woman wearing jeans, sneakers and a dark sweater tied at her waist.
- 04Police are investigating the stabbing as a possible antisemitic hate crime and have launched a search for the suspect.
- 05Reports say the attacker used a needle or syringe-like object, then fled west toward Sixth Avenue after the assault.
- 06Some accounts say Hatzalah treated the victim before taking him to Bellevue Hospital, while another says he was hospitalized after continuing to walk.
- 07One report says investigators believe the suspect may have targeted the victim because of his visibly Orthodox Jewish appearance.
The assault happened on Wednesday evening, around 5:30 p.m., near West 47th Street between Fifth and Sixth Avenues. The victim, from Crown Heights in Brooklyn, was attacked from behind by a woman described as being in her 30s and wearing casual clothes.
According to the reports, the attacker used an object believed to be a needle or syringe, then fled west toward Sixth Avenue. Some accounts say the victim was treated first by Hatzalah before being taken to Bellevue Hospital, while others say he continued walking after the stabbing before receiving treatment.
Police have launched a search for the suspect, who remains at large. The investigation is focused on whether the man was targeted because of his visibly Orthodox Jewish appearance, and one report says investigators believe she may have ignored other pedestrians who were not identifiable as Jewish.
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