A Hindu priest was attacked by a 52-year-old man while he was walking down the street in his religious garb near a temple in Floral Park.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Swami Harish Chander Puri said that around 11 a.m. Thursday, near the Shiv Shakti Peeth in Glen Oaks, while he was walking down the street in his religious garb, a man came up from behind and started hitting him,.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The priest suffered bruises and abrasions all over his body, including his face during the attack on July 18, the channel reported.\u201cI\u2019m in a little pain,\u201d the priest was quoted as saying by the channel.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Police arrested 52-year-old Sergio Gouveia in connection with the attack. He\u2019s being charged with assault, harassment and criminal possession of a weapon. The police are looking into whether the attack should be investigated as a hate crime, the channel said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Some of the people who regularly attend the temple said they believe the priest was targeted. The attacker screamed things like, \u201cthis is my neighborhood,\u201d during the incident, they said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The incident comes days after US President Donald Trump took to twitter to target four democratic congresswomen including Minnesota\u2019s Ilhan Omar, a Somali-born US citizen, asking them to \u201cgo back\u201d where they came from.\u201cOur Country is Free, Beautiful and Very Successful. If you hate our Country, or if you are not happy here, you can leave!\u201d Trump tweeted.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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