Two arrested over racially motivated attack on Thessaloniki bus
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Two suspects, a woman aged 37 and a man, 36, are facing hate crime charges in the northern port city of Thessaloniki after assaulting a fellow bus passenger because of her race.
The incident took place on Monday morning when the victim, identified as a 23-year-old Congolese national, was riding a bus in the Thessaloniki suburb of Kalamaria.
According to a police announcement, the suspects “insulted the woman’s race and religion” and moved towards her in a “threatening manner,” while the 37-year-old also grabbed her arm.
The suspects were due to face a prosecutor.
