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Jewish man stabbed in Zurich in suspected antisemitic attack

An Orthodox Jewish man was stabbed in a suspected antisemitic hate crime in the Selnau area of Zurich, Switzerland shortly after Shabbat ended on Saturday evening, according to the Zurich canton police.

A 15-year-old Swiss assailant stabbed a 50-year-old Orthodox Jew, critically wounding him. The wounded man was hospitalized, and the assailant was arrested at the scene of the alleged crime. Police had come to the scene after initial reports that there was an argument between several people.

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