MizzleTizzle
02-17-2004, 04:38 PM
R+F just took a call from someone claiming to be the lady below. Weird.
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Muslim Woman Stabbed, Called "Terrorist Pig"
10/7/03
Muslim Woman Is Stabbed In K-Mart Parking Lot
Tariq Nicholson - IBN News Desk
Springfield, Virginia (IBN)-- A Muslim woman, wearing a traditional headscarf, was attacked in a K-mart parking lot in Springfield, Virginia this past Sunday. An assailant stabbed the woman in the back and then called the woman a "terrorist pig" as he fled the scene.
The Council On American Islamic Relations, a Muslim Civil Rights group, called the attack on the woman a hate crime targeted toward Muslims. A CAIR bulletin said the woman, who is a 47-year-old woman convert to Islam, was left with a 2-3 inch deep stab wound in her lower back. She was treated released from a Virginia hospital on the same day.
The attacker was described as a white male teenager. The incident occurred in the parking lot of the K-Mart store located at Springfield Plaza, in Northern Virginia. Earlier today I spoke to Lt. Butch Gamble of the Fairfax County Police Department. He said "the incident is being treated as an apparent bias crime, no one has been identified as the assailant, this case is still under an active investigation."
He went on to add that if anyone has information about this crime should contact the Fairfax Crime Solvers Unit. Lt. Gamble also gave some helpful tips on how to avoid being the victim of a hate crime, suggesting immediately calling the Public Safety Communications Center if anything or anyone who looks suspicious.
He followed up with basic precautions such as parking in well-lit areas. Lt. Gamble stressed citizens should always follow their gut instincts when they fear that they may be in danger. According to the officer, these instincts are the best actions to serve as the first line of defense when traveling alone.
Link To Article (http://news.ibn.net/newsgen.asp?url=staclef)
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Muslim Woman Stabbed, Called "Terrorist Pig"
10/7/03
Muslim Woman Is Stabbed In K-Mart Parking Lot
Tariq Nicholson - IBN News Desk
Springfield, Virginia (IBN)-- A Muslim woman, wearing a traditional headscarf, was attacked in a K-mart parking lot in Springfield, Virginia this past Sunday. An assailant stabbed the woman in the back and then called the woman a "terrorist pig" as he fled the scene.
The Council On American Islamic Relations, a Muslim Civil Rights group, called the attack on the woman a hate crime targeted toward Muslims. A CAIR bulletin said the woman, who is a 47-year-old woman convert to Islam, was left with a 2-3 inch deep stab wound in her lower back. She was treated released from a Virginia hospital on the same day.
The attacker was described as a white male teenager. The incident occurred in the parking lot of the K-Mart store located at Springfield Plaza, in Northern Virginia. Earlier today I spoke to Lt. Butch Gamble of the Fairfax County Police Department. He said "the incident is being treated as an apparent bias crime, no one has been identified as the assailant, this case is still under an active investigation."
He went on to add that if anyone has information about this crime should contact the Fairfax Crime Solvers Unit. Lt. Gamble also gave some helpful tips on how to avoid being the victim of a hate crime, suggesting immediately calling the Public Safety Communications Center if anything or anyone who looks suspicious.
He followed up with basic precautions such as parking in well-lit areas. Lt. Gamble stressed citizens should always follow their gut instincts when they fear that they may be in danger. According to the officer, these instincts are the best actions to serve as the first line of defense when traveling alone.
Link To Article (http://news.ibn.net/newsgen.asp?url=staclef)
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just below the surface of what we might call our ordinary lives lie riches