Three Palestinian students shot in America. Three Palestinian students were shot near the campus of a university in the northeastern US state of Vermont. They were shot. The attack happened on Saturday local time.
Meanwhile, the family members of the students have called on the police to investigate the attack as a hate crime.Burlington police said in a statement that a man shot Hisham Awartani, Tahsin Ahmed and Keenan Abdal Hamid near the University of Vermont campus. It is not yet clear what led to the attack.
The police have started investigating the incident. In a statement, police said the students were wearing traditional keffiyeh scarves and speaking Arabic at the time of the attack. Police have launched a manhunt for the suspect.
According to CBC News, the attacker is believed to have fled the scene on foot after the attack. Burlington Police Chief John Mura said the two students who were injured in the attack are in stable condition. However, another student was seriously injured. Sources: BBC , Al Jazeera , NBCNews
