A man asked a cab driver if he was Muslim before spraying him in the face with an unknown substance in a suspected hate-motivated assault, Toronto police say.
Police said officers responded to a call for an assault at around 4:25 a.m. on Wednesday in the Yonge and Front streets area in the downtown core.
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A male victim was driving a cab in the area when he rolled down a window and asked the suspect if he needed a ride, police said.
The suspect then asked the victim if he was Muslim before spraying him in the face with an unknown substance, police allege.
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Officers have since launched an investigation into a hate-motivated assault with a weapon.
The suspect was described as a man, 20 to 30 years old, six feet tall who was wearing a black coat and black pants.
Anyone with information was asked to contact police or Crime Stoppers anonymously.
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