Police Seek 4 Accused Of Anti-Palestinian Attack In Downtown BK

BROOKLYN, NY — Police are looking for four men that they say punched two pedestrians and made anti-Palestinian statements in Downtown Brooklyn last Friday, New York City Police Department officials said.

According to the police, a group of unknown men approached a 32-year-old woman and a 31-year-old man, hurling anti-Palestinian remarks at them on Friday at 11:57 p.m., on the Flatbush Avenue Extension between Tech Place and Myrtle Avenue.

Then, members of the group punched both victims in the face several times before fleeing in an unknown direction, police said.

Both victims were taken to New York-Presbyterian Brooklyn Methodist Hospital, the woman with a serious injury to one of her eyes and the man with a laceration on his face, NYPD officials said.

The NYPD's Hate Crime Task Force is investigating this incident, officials said.

Police ask that anyone with information about this incident call the NYPD's Crime Stoppers Hotline at 1-800-577-TIPS (8477).

This is a developing story and may be updated.

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