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Nata Lee

MSN, Woman Threw Coffee at a Dad and Toddler and Allegedly Called Them Terrorists, Triggering Hate Crime Investigation

The NYPD are asking for the public's help identifying a woman, who allegedly accosted a Brooklyn dad and his 18-month-old son at a playground on Nov. 7, throwing her cellphone and a cup of hot coffee at them and allegedly asking if they were "terrorists."

The NYPD confirmed to PEOPLE the investigation was ongoing.

The 40-year-old victim, who has been revealed to be Ashish Prashar, was wearing a black and white Palestinian scarf known as a keffiyeh at the time. He filmed the incident, later posting it to social media. It is still unknown if anything prompted the incident, but Prashar can be heard saying "I'm wearing a scarf and apparently I'm getting attacked because I'm a terrorist."

Nope, you shouldn't throw coffee on someone for wearing terrorist's clothing. It's a waste of coffee. But I do wonder if this could be a Jussy Smollett type false flag. 

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