Police in Edmonton have released a man who was taken into custody after two women wearing hijabs were taunted in what investigators have said could be a hate crime.
No charges have been laid, but police say the man is still a person of interest in the case.
The women were waiting at a light-rail transit station at the University of Alberta on Nov. 8 when they were approached by a man who pulled a rope out of his pocket, fashioned a noose and said “this is for you.”
He then sang O Canada in front of the women, who captured what happened on a cellphone.
Investigators released a still taken from the video and on Tuesday took a man into custody.
READ MORE: Suspect in custody after women wearing hijabs threatened with noose at Edmonton LRT station: police
Women wearing hijabs were handed flowers Wednesday as they waited at the station in what the gesture’s organizer said was meant to send a message of acceptance.
READ MORE: Flowers handed out to women in hijab in response to hate crime at U of A LRT Station
-With files from 630 CHED.
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