*Update 09-25-18. In an interview, the target of the assault Laura-Lynn Thompson indicated the assaulter’s identity remains unknown. Regarding what is by all appearances a hijab wearing Muslim woman in the video, Thompson said that in that brief second she could see the assaulter was also “dark complexioned”, but she couldn’t testify that the assaulter was a woman, nor a Muslim, nor one of the Syrian Muslims in attendance. The media’s failure to cover the assault was amplified by Thompson revealing she believes the assaulter said something during the assault; however, the audio has been oddly removed from the video.
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