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Brief by Shorts91 Newsdesk / 07:57am on 16 Oct 2023,Monday International
A 71-year-old Illinois man was charged with a hate crime for allegedly stabbing a 6-year-old Muslim boy to death and seriously injuring the boy's mother. Police say the suspect targeted the victims due to their Islamic faith and as a response to the Israel-Hamas conflict. The attack comes amid heightened alert for hate crimes against Jews and Muslims. The boy, identified as Palestinian-American Wadea Al-Fayoume, was stabbed dozens of times. The Council on American-Islamic Relations condemned the "worst nightmare" crime and cited text messages showing the attacker's anti-Muslim remarks.
