Asians Allegedly Attacked By Mob on Philadelphia Subway in Disturbing Video

On Thursday, a disturbing video was shared on social media platforms that reportedly showed a group of individuals allegedly surrounding and assaulting an Asian couple or group that was huddled on the ground trying to protect themselves.

According to those who shared the video on social media, the incident allegedly occurred in the Philadelphia subway.

Instagram user @daasoamhiphop posted the video with the caption:

“ASIAN KIDS GOT PUNCHED, KICKED AND STOMPED ON in a subway car in Philadelphia. Respect to the Asian dude for covering the girl with his body. This shit needs to stop.”

 

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ASIAN KIDS GOT PUNCHED, KICKED AND STOMPED ON in a subway car in Philadelphia. Respect to the Asian dude for covering the girl with his body. This shit needs to stop.

A post shared by daA$ianHipHop (@daasianhiphop) on Mar 2, 2020 at 5:13pm PST

Twitter user @SakuraiMitsukii posted the video on Twitter with the caption:

“Warning: Violence

“Asian kids were stomped and punched by a herd of black kids, this is so disturbing the amount of Racial violence we have to endure is so heartbreaking.

“This happened in a subway in Philadelphia. Don’t look away, this is the reality for us in Western countries.”

Warning: Violence

Asian kids were stomped and punched by a herd of black kids, this is so disturbing the amount of Racial violence we have to endure is so heartbreaking.

This happened in a subway in Philadelphia. Don’t look away, this is the reality for us in Western countries. pic.twitter.com/AKJlJ95VZH

— 민지 | 美月 | Minji⁷🌙 (@SakuraiMitsukii) March 2, 2020

Details on this story have so far remained unconfirmed. It is not currently known when or where this incident took place or the context surrounding it. So far, despite many tags on social media, the Philadelphia Police Department and Philadelphia Mayor Jim Kenney have not released a statement regarding the video.

NextShark has reached out to the Philadelphia Police Department for comment and will update this story accordingly.

The video comes at a tense time of widespread harassment and assault of Asians around the globe due mostly to coronavirus-related fear.

If you have any information regarding this story, please contact the Philadelphia Police Department on their tip line at (215) 686-TIPS (8477).

This is a developing story.

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