By Canadian Press

Being treated as hate crime

St. Albert RCMP say two Muslim women attacked in apparent hate crime

Jun 24, 2021 | 5:28 PM

ST. ALBERT, Alta. – Police in St. Albert say they are searching for a suspect after an attack on two Muslim women that is being treated as a hate crime.

They say in a news release that two women were walking along a pathway, bordering Edmonton, when a man wearing a mask started yelling racial remarks at them.

They say the man grabbed one of the women by her hijab and pushed her to the ground, knocking her unconscious.

Police say the man then pulled out a knife, knocked the second woman to the ground and held her down with the knife against her throat.

They say the man continued to threaten the women with racial slurs before he ran off.

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One of the women was taken to hospital by ambulance with non-life-threatening injuries, while the second had minor injuries.

(The Canadian Press)