Schoolgirl attacked for wearing hijab in Canada

An 11-year-old girl was assaulted in Toronto on Friday by a man who twice tried to cut off her hijab with scissors and then fled, police said

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An 11-year-old girl was assaulted in Toronto on Friday by a man who twice tried to cut off her hijab with scissors and then fled, police said. The girl told reporters that she was walking to school with her younger brother when the man came at her with scissors. Authorities are investigating the incident.

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