New York City police are investigating an assault in which a man wearing traditional Muslim clothing was beaten by teenagers, who allegedly shouted “ISIS, ISIS” during the attack.
Police say Mujibur Rahman, 43, was walking with his 9-year-old niece in the Bronx on Friday when he was “punched several times in the head, knocked down and kicked by two teenagers, according to the news agency Reuters.
“The FBI should add its resources to the investigation of this disturbing incident in order to send a clear message to bigots that attacks on American Muslims will not be tolerated and that perpetrators of such attacks will face the full weight of the law,” said Sadyia Khalique, director of CAIR-NY, according to the statement.
