San Francisco: In a hate-fuelled attack, a 66-year-old Buddhist monk was assaulted in the US with the attacker apparently mistaking him for a Muslim. Kozen Sampson, a Buddhist monk, said he was attacked during a visit to Hood River in Oregon state.
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The brown robe-clad Sampson&rsquo;s car door was kicked into his head by a man who abused him and then fled on foot, according to the Hood River Police Department.
Police described the assailant as a white male with brown hair. Investigators are probing the incident that took place on February 29 as a possible hate crime.
Sampson said he suffered a small cut, some memory loss after the man attacked him on his trip to take his dogs to obedience training. &ldquo;I know that that was an angry thought that this person had, but Muslims have to deal with this every day,&rdquo; said Sampson. &ldquo;I pulled over, someone ran up and yelled. I turned around, they kicked the door, hit me in the side of the face and knocked my head into the car&rsquo;s frame,&rdquo; Sampson said. He said the man also abused Muslims.

A possible hate crime, the incident occurred on February 29 when the monk was out taking his dogs to obedience training

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A possible hate crime, the incident occurred on February 29 when the monk was out taking his dogs to obedience training

Hate crime: Buddhist monk mistaken for Muslim, attacked in US

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