American Man Suspected of Racist Assault at Prague’s Želivského Stop
Police are investigating an alleged racist assault at the Želivského tram and metro stop in Prague’s Vinohrady district after an English-speaking man reportedly attacked a passerby and damaged his phone. The suspect has since been identified, although police have not confirmed reports linking him to an American previously detained in Russia. The incident took place on the morning of November 4 on Vinohradská Street, close to the Želivského stop. According to the victim, an Arab man who has lived in the Czech Republic for several years, the confrontation began when a stranger started shouting racist remarks in public. The man allegedly called for the deaths of Black people, Jews and Arabs. The victim challenged the statements, telling the stranger that racist abuse and threats against people because of their background were unacceptable. He then began recording the encounter on his mobile phone, fearing that the situation could turn violent. “I started recording in case I was attacked—and, unfortunately, that is exactly what happened,” he later wrote in the Facebook group Vinohradská parta. Footage of the confrontation shows the alleged attacker directing insults at the victim. At one point, he raises his phone and says, “Hello, Trump?” He also appears to... The post American Man Suspected of Racist Assault at Prague’s Želivského Stop appeared first on Prague Morning .