A Jewish man sustained light to moderate injuries Thursday after he was stabbed outside a Milan eatery. Italian authorities said the assailant, believed to be Muslim, fled the scene. According to local media, the attack is being treated as a possible hate crime by investigators. Police are said to be looking at video from surveillance cameras in the area to try to identify the attacker. Italian authorities boosted security at Jewish sites on Friday, as a precaution. The victim, an ultra-Orthodox man identified as Nathan Graff, 40, was rushed to a nearby hospital suffering from multiple stab wounds and lacerations to his face, shoulders and back, Italian media said. According to available details, the attack took place around 8:30 p.m. local time outside the Carmel Kosher Pizzeria, located in one of Milan's Jewish neighborhoods. The Italian daily La Repubblica quoted witnesses saying they saw "a hooded Arab man" fleeing the scene, while others said it was a woman dressed in traditional Islamic headdress. Eyewitness accounts, however, could not be corroborated. Rabbi Moshe Shaikevitz, director of the Chabad House in Milan said Graff was treated for his wounds and was in no danger. Head of the Jewish community in Milan Rabbi Raphael Bousso said, "We know there have been attacks on Jews in Europe and the U.S., and we have received threats, but this is the first time this has happened in Italy."
Milo Hasbani, co-president of the Jewish community in Milan said, "Let us hope this was an isolated incident. We have never had problems in Milan. We are well integrated into the city and have no fear. ... We don't think this was a personal affair; there is nothing to suggest that."
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Jewish man stabbed in Milan in suspected anti-Semitic attack
Victim, an ultra-Orthodox man, suffers multiple stab wounds, lacerations to his face, shoulders and back after being attacked by an assailant believed to be Muslim • Police treat stabbing as possible hate crime • Italy boosts security around Jewish sites.