Authorities at two universities in California has said police were investigating attacks against female Muslim students, one of which
was described as a hate crime.
Both attacks came, the day after Donald Trump
was elected president at the end of a campaign during which the Republican was
criticised for divisive and inflammatory language against Muslims.
In one of the incidents, two assailants confronted their
victim at San Diego State University and “made comments about President-elect
Trump and the Muslim community,” according to campus police.
The woman had her purse, backpack and car keys stolen. She
went to get help and returned to the scene with police officers, only to find
her car had been stolen, police spokesperson Ronald Broussard said.
The case was being investigated as a suspected hate crime as
well as a strong-arm robbery and auto theft, Broussard said.
“Comments made to the student indicate she was targeted
because of her Muslim faith, including her wearing of a traditional garment and
hijab,” university president Elliot Hirshman and interim police chief Josh Mays
said in a joint statement.
“Campus officials are closely monitoring the situation as
the investigation continues. No arrests have been made,” university spokeswoman
Pat Harris said in an emailed statement to a foreign news agency.
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