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Classic.Askari was first handcuffed alongside them, but he was released when Adler told police he was not an attacker, erstein said.
http://www.cnn.com/2007/US/12/12/sub...ack/index.html
How much of a ing ignorant biggot does one have to be to get mad at someone shouting "Happy Hannukah!", enough so that they physically assault him??
NEW YORK (CNN) -- A Muslim man jumped to the aid of three Jewish subway riders after they were attacked by a group of young people who objected to one of the Jews saying "Happy Hanukkah," a spokeswoman for the three said Wednesday.
Friday's altercation on the Q train began when somebody yelled out "Merry Christmas," to which rider Walter Adler responded, "Happy Hanukkah," said Toba erstein.
"Almost immediately, you see the look in this guy's face like I've called his mother something," Adler told CNN affiliate WABC.
Two women who were with a group of 10 rowdy people then began to verbally assault Adler's companions with anti-Semitic language, erstein said.
One member of the group allegedly yelled, "Oh, Hanukkah. That's the day that the Jews killed Jesus," she said.
When Adler tried to intercede, a male member of the group punched him, she said.
Another passenger, Hassan Askari -- a Muslim student from Bangladesh -- came to Adler's aid, and the group began physically and verbally assaulting him, erstein said.
"A Muslim-American saved us when our own people were on the train and didn't do anything," Adler said.
Adler pulled the emergency brake and the train stopped at DeKalb Avenue station, where police came on board. The 10 suspects, ages 19 to 20, were taken into custody, said Brooklyn district attorney spokesman Sandy Silverstein.
Askari was first handcuffed alongside them, but he was released when Adler told police he was not an attacker, erstein said.
Alder was treated at Long Island College Hospital for injuries that included a fractured nose and a cut lip that required several s ches, while Askari suffered a black eye, erstein said.
The suspects are to appear in Brooklyn District Court on February 7 on charges that include assault, attempted assault, menacing, harassment, unlawful assembly, riot and disorderly conduct, Silverstein said.
The New York Police Department's Hate Crimes Task Force is investigating the incident, and will determine whether the suspects will be charged with hate crimes, Officer Philip Hauser told CNN.
I really hope these ers get considerable prison time
Classic.Askari was first handcuffed alongside them, but he was released when Adler told police he was not an attacker, erstein said.
That's the Christmas spirit!
You lost me @ New York.
"Oh Hannukah. That's the day the Jews killed Jesus". That is so moronic it's comical!
Right out of the mouth of Homer Simpson!
I think those kids ed up his bomb plot, that's why he got mad and where the is the Hebrew Hammer when you need him?
That's redundant.
Saludos.
not necessarily... in any case, its worth mentioning twice
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