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20 hate-motivated incidents aimed at members of Vancouver's Asian community this year
BY , May 1, 2020 10:34 PM - REPORT AN ERROR
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Vancouver police say 20 hate-motivated incidents have been aimed at members of Vancouver's Asian community since the start of the year, and 11 occurred in April, alone.
Constable Tania Visintin says one involving a man scrawling hateful graffiti on windows of the Chinese Cultural Centre is especially disturbing.
She says the April 2nd attack was brazen because it occurred in the middle of the day and the man was clearly visible in surveillance cameras.
Police say they have set up a safety trailer and camera in the area in an effort to halt any further incidents.
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