Jewish Man Stabbed In Zurich In Suspected Hate Crime

An Orthodox Jewish man was assaulted in what appears to be a hate crime in the Selnau district of Zurich, Switzerland, shortly after the conclusion of Shabbos.

Zurich city police disclosed that a 15-year-old attacker critically injured a 50-year-old Orthodox Jew by stabbing him.

The assailant was promptly apprehended, and law enforcement authorities have initiated an investigation into the incident.

Eyewitness accounts, as reported by the Blick news site, suggested that the assailant exhibited a callous demeanor, even laughing upon being detained. Initial reports hinted at the possibility of the attacker shouting hateful slogans such as “death to the Jews” or “death to Israel” during the assault.

In response to the incident, the Swiss Federation of Jewish Communities (SIG) announced a reassessment of security measures within the Jewish community.

{Matzav.com}