A woman wearing the hijab was assaulted on Tuesday in Edmonton, Canada. This attack is the second in a week. Both incidents happened in the same parking lot at the Southgate LRT station.
A 32-year-old woman was charged with assault with a weapon. She repeatedly tried to strike the victim in the head with a shopping bag while yelling racially motivated obscenities at her.
The Alberta Muslim Public Affairs Council got a letter from Edmonton police confirming an investigation by the EPS hate crimes unit.
