Muslim Woman in Hijab Attacked by Madrid Mob in Possible Hate Crime Following Barcelona Attack
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BLOKBERITA, SPAIN -- A
group of young men attacked a Muslim woman wearing a hijab in Spain’s
capital Madrid on Wednesday, in what police think may be motivated by
the Islamist-inspired attacks in Barcelona and Cambrils.
The woman, who was in her twenties, was assaulted in the Usera district in the south of the Spanish capital, El Mundo reported.
Three unknown assailants attacked and insulted the woman, who was reportedly left with bruises and a mild concussion. She was treated at the scene and was later taken to hospital.
The
municipal police’s diversity management unit, which specializes in hate
crimes, has taken over the investigation into the case.
The incident comes a week after two attacks in Catalonia killed a total of 15 people. Younes Abouyaaqoub,
a 22-year-old who was born in Morocco and lived in the Catalonian city
of Ripoll, drove a van into civilians on the popular Barcelona tourist
street of Las Ramblas on August 17, killing 13 people.
Another man was later stabbed in a carjacking linked to Abouyaaqoub’s attempt to escape; the attacker was shot dead by police on August 21.
Later
the same day, a group of five attackers drove a car into pedestrians in
the seaside resort of Cambrils, 62 miles down the coast from Barcelona.
One woman was killed and police shot dead the attackers.
The
Islamic State militant group (ISIS) claimed responsibility for both
attacks. The attacks were the first in Spain to be claimed by ISIS and
the deadliest militant attacks since the 2004 Madrid train bombings,
which killed 191 people and were perpetrated by Al-Qaeda.
Spanish police have stepped up surveillance in major mosques in Madrid following the latest attacks.
There
has already been some backlash against Muslims in Spain following the
Catalonia attacks. A Seville mosque was daubed with anti-Muslim graffiti
that included threats to behead Muslims with machetes, while a mosque
in Granada was attacked with flares on Saturday by a group of people chanting xenophobic statements.
Just under 2 million Muslims live in Spain, making up around 4 percent of the total population. (plo/yahoo.com)
