Two people died and another was hurt in a stabbing on a Northeast Portland light-rail train after a man yelled racial slurs at two young women, one of whom was wearing a hijab.
The suspect is in custody, police said in a statement. His name has not yet been released.
Witnesses told CBS News the suspect was yelling about hating Muslims and other things for several minutes before people confronted him and that's when things became physical.
Portland police spokesman Sgt. Pete Simpson said the man on MAX, the train system, was ranting on many topics, using "hate speech or biased language," and turned his focus on the women.
Simpson says passengers intervened and were "attacked viciously." Witnesses said one of the victims was stabbed in the neck and passengers rushed to help them.
Source: MENA
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