Elderly Jewish man attacked with fire extinguisher in New York

An elderly Jewish man was attacked with a fire extinguisher in Williamsburg, New York City, on Saturday, 20 August.

A second Jewish man, 66, told police that he was attacked in a similar manner on the same night, in a seemingly connected hate crime half a mile from the other attack.

Footage shared by the New York Police Department (NYPD) unit on Monday shows the 72-year-old being approached by man with a fire extinguisher and getting doused, and the 66-year-old man running from a group of two.

No arrests have so far been made.

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