About Hate Crime
A hate crime is a prejudice-motivated crime which occurs when a perpetrator targets a victim because of their membership in a certain social group or race.
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Vermont: Three Palestinian students shot near US campus
By Thomas MackintoshBBC News
The families of three Palestinian students shot in Vermont on Saturday have urged police to investigate The Attack as a Hate Crime .
Hisham Awartani, Tahseen Ahmed and Kinnan Abdalhamid were confronted and shot by A Man near University of Vermont Campus, Burlington Police said.
Officers are investigating a possible motive, but said they were wearing Keffiyeh - a traditional Scarf - and speaking Arabic when attacked.
Police are searching for The Suspect .
According to Cbs News , The Suspect is believed to have fled on foot.
Burlington police chief Jon Mura said two victims are in a stable condition; the third has suffered much more serious injuries.
All three victims attended Ramallah Friends School, a Quaker-run private non-profit school in Ramallah, according to Family Members .
Mr Abdalhamid, was As One of its students. The Other two have been named as Brown University student Hisham Awartani and Tahseen Ahmed, who attends Trinity College in Connecticut.
Reuters reported a statement from the families of the three victims, all aged in their 20s, released through the pro-Palestinian non-profit organisation Middle East Understanding.
They said: " We call on law enforcement to conduct a thorough investigation, including treating this as a Hate Crime .
" We will not be comfortable until The Shooter is brought to justice. "
The Shooting comes as the US deals with, including violent assaults and Online Harassment , since the Israel-Hamas conflict began on 7 October.
Vermont senator and former Democrat presidential candidate Bernie Sanders posted a condemnation of the latest violence.
Writing on X Mr Sanders said: " It is shocking and deeply upsetting that three young Palestinians were shot here in Burlington, Vermont. Hate has No Place here, or anywhere. "
Ambassador Husam Zomlot , The Head of the Palestinian Mission to the UK, posted a photo of The Trio on Social Media and added: " The Hate Crimes against Palestinians must stop. "
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