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| People in face masks walk past an Apple store in Brossard, on the south shore of Montreal, Canada, March 15. The people in the photo are unrelated to the story. EPA |
By Jung Min-ho
The Korean Consulate General in Montreal has warned citizens in Canada after a Korean man was attacked for no reason in the city.
The victim, 44, was stabbed in the upper body by a stranger while walking on Decarie Blvd. Sunday (local time), according to the Korean Consulate General Tuesday.
The man was taken to a nearby hospital. His injuries are not life-threatening.
"The motive for the attack is still under investigation," the Korean Consulate General said. "We urge all members of the Korean community to be cautious and report any incidents to us."
The warning comes as many East Asians around the world have reported incidents of racism and discrimination since the outbreak of COVID-19 in the Chinese city of Wuhan.
A Korean woman who knows the victim told The Korea Times that she thinks the attack was racially motivated following a series of attacks aimed at Asians in recent weeks.
According to the New York Post, an Asian woman was assaulted in Manhattan Monday by a stranger who blamed her for the spread of COVID-19. The attacker was arrested on charges of hate crime assault, among others.
The incident happened only days after a man was arrested in another COVID-19-related hate crime in the city.
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