Police are probing two attacks in L.A. on men thought to be Jewish
May 20, 2021 / 8:22 AM / CBS News Israel continues strikes despite ceasefire calls
Authorities are investigating whether an attack on diners thought to be Jewish outside a restaurant in Los Angeles late Tuesday night was a hate crime, CBS Los Angeles reports.
Police are also probing an incident caught on security video the night before in which an Orthodox Jewish man is seen being chased through a parking lot by a caravan of people waving Palestinian flags. He escaped unharmed.
The man from the parking lot told CBS L.A. they were chanting Allahu Akbar (Arabic for God is the greatest).
Attack took place at Sushi Fumi in Beverly Grove section of LA Tuesday
Witnesses reported seeing members of car convoy flying Palestinian flags attack diners after asking who s Jewish?
Bystander video shows pro-Palestinian brawling with diners, one of whom picks up and swings stanchion
Witnesses said attackers hurled glass bottles and shouted death to Jews and free Palestine
Five people suffered injuries in the attack but no one was transported to a hospital
LAPD is investigating the attack as a hate crime and looking for three suspects
LA Mayor Eric Garcetti condemned what he called an organized, anti-Semitic attack
May 20, 2021
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