Monday, 6 August, 2001
Gang of white youths attack Kurd

Some asylum seekers have had to be moved in the past Police on Humberside are 
appealing for witnesses to a racially-motivated attack by a gang of up to 20 white 
youths. 

A Kurdish man was badly hurt during the attack in Hull. 

The 22-year-old was slashed across the neck with a knife after being approached by the
youths. 

The gang emerged from Pearson Park in the north of the city and began to shout racial
abuse at their victim. 

Series of attacks 

The victim had been walking with another Kurdish man at 0200 BST on Sunday when he
was attacked. 

He lost a large amount of blood and later needed stitches to his neck, but has since
been released from hospital. 

Police are particularly keen to trace two males who phoned an ambulance after the incident,
which happened on Princess Avenue. In the past, there has been a series of violent
attacks on asylum seekers in Hull. 

Some have had to be moved from Hull to Sheffield for their own safety. 
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