Kitchener woman fears for her safety after alleged hate-motivated incident
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Members of Kitchener's Muslim community are raising concerns after someone allegedly pointed a gun at two women as they were heading home from the masjid Wednesday morning.
Members of Kitchener's Muslim community are raising concerns after someone allegedly pointed a gun at two women as they were heading home from the masjid Wednesday morning.
The women said a stranger followed them, convinced them to pull over and then pointed a gun at them.
The Waterloo Regional Police Service is investigating the alleged incident, including the possible motivations behind it.
CTV News Kitchener spoke to a woman who said she and her mother were the victims in this incident. The woman asked not to be publically identified as she fears for her safety.
She said while she and her mother were not physically hurt, the incident left them shaken.
The Kitchener woman said the incident happened around 4.a.m. as the pair were leaving the masjid, after early morning prayers during Ramadan.
“We were driving down and suddenly you hear, just a honking at us, and there's a car speeding right towards us,” she told CTV News.
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