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cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/20093862

WASHINGTON D.C., DC — A federal grand jury indicted a man on Thursday with one count of “causing bodily harm to an individual due to his actual or perceived religion.”

The alleged incident happened on July 10. According to the federal indictment, Walter James, 38, shouted at least five different antisemitic slurs and comments while attacking a man wearing a yarmulke in Foggy Bottom.

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Federal charges after alleged antisemitic attack in Foggy Bottom

Federal charges after alleged antisemitic attack in Foggy Bottom