Chinanews.com, April 10, according to a report on the 9th by the US Chinese website, a 64-year-old Asian man was attacked near the Chinatown in Philadelphia, USA.
The suspect has been arrested and charged with racial intimidation, terrorist threats, assault and other related crimes.
On April 4, local time, New York held an anti-hate Asian parade. After tens of thousands of people gathered in Foley Square in Manhattan holding slogans, they marched across the Brooklyn Bridge to Cadman Square in Brooklyn.
Photo by China News Agency reporter Liao Pan
According to reports, the local police said that the incident occurred at around 19:40 on the 6th local time in the 300th block of North 10th Street.
The attacked man, who did not want to reveal his identity, said that he came out of the workplace and approached him by himself and began to use anti-Asian speech against him and attack him.
In an interview with US media, the translator of the attacked man said: “He walked for about five minutes and noticed a man walking towards him, screaming at him, and blaming him for the new crown epidemic, constantly ramming him.”
The attacked man also stated that he was not sure why he was attacked.
His translator added: “After the incident, he was very, very scared. To this day, he still has lingering fears. His family is really scared and does not want him to go to work.”
According to reports, District Attorney Larry Krasner (Larry Krasner) said that the 30-year-old suspect was charged with racial intimidation, terrorist threats, assault and other related crimes.