Jewish Students Attacked by Keffiyeh-Clad Terrorist on University of Pittsburgh Campus

Jewish students were assaulted with a bottle yesterday at the University of Pittsburgh, requiring medical attention. The suspect was wearing a kaffiyeh, a traditional checkered scarf worn in the Middle East and increasingly displayed as a symbol of solidarity with Palestinians.

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Two Pittsburgh University Jewish students were attacked by a man with a bottle while walking to Shabbat services last night.

The attack was caught on surveillance footage and a suspect, who was wearing a keffiyeh, had been arrested.https://t.co/h9Iw6Icw7d pic.twitter.com/muwheuEcAs

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ewish students attacked with glass bottle on University of Pittsburgh campus as students return to classes
Two Jewish students were injured when a person attacked them with a bottle

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A group of Jewish students at the University of Pittsburgh was allegedly attacked with a glass bottle, leaving two students injured, the university announced.

According to a statement from the Pennsylvania college, students were attacked near the Cathedral of Learning, a focal point on the Pittsburgh campus, around 11:30 p.m. Friday.

Two students were injured in the attacks. The students, who were wearing traditional Jewish yarmulkes, were treated at the scene, the university said.

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Tower of Learning at the University of Pittsburgh

University of Pittsburgh police arrested an individual near the Cathedral of Learning on campus, where a person attacked a group of Jewish students. (Robert Knopes/UCG/Universal Images Group via Getty Images)

The alleged perpetrator, the university said, had no known university affiliation and was immediately arrested by Pitt Police.

The suspect was wearing a kaffiyeh, a traditional checkered scarf worn in the Middle East and increasingly displayed as a symbol of solidarity with Palestinians.

University leaders were in contact with the Hillel University Center as well as the Jewish Federation of Greater Pittsburgh.

The university condemned the attack, calling it “appalling.”

“To be clear: Neither acts of violence nor antisemitism will be tolerated,” the statement said. “Local and federal partners are supporting Pitt Police in this ongoing investigation.