[국제]Condemnation protests everywhere in the US… Police “do not exclude prosecution of hate crimes”

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Police investigating the Atlanta shootings have said they do not rule out hate crime prosecution.

Protests to stop hate crimes against Asians continue throughout the United States.

Correspondent Taewook Kang reports from Atlanta.

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The scene of the incident that killed four Korean Americans.

All day long, not only Koreans but also Americans came to mourn the victims.

Two Korean-American students studying abroad held a demonstration with a sign to stop hating Asians.

[남민우 / 애틀랜타 에모리대학 유학생 : 이 일들이 그냥 한가지 가슴 아픈 일로만 끝나는 것이 아니라, 이 나라에 목소리 없이 힘없이 살아가는 이들을 위해서 작게라도 외치고 싶고 목소리를 내고 싶어 이 자리에 나왔습니다.]

Protests like these have also taken place in major cities in the United States.

Demonstrations followed last night in New York and Washington, DC, screaming that Asian lives are also precious.

As voices of condemnation of hate crimes against Asians spread like this, the direction of the police investigation seems to have changed.

Atlanta police, who are investigating the two spas that killed four Korean Americans, say they will not rule out prosecution of hate crimes.

[찰스 햄튼 주니어 / 애틀랜타 경찰 부서장 : (기자: 증오범죄 가능성에 대한 수사가 아직 진행 중입니까?) 우리의 조사는 모든 것을 들여다보고 있습니다. 수사 선상에서 배제된 것은 아무것도 없습니다.]

He also explained that investigative power is focused on determining the motives of the crime, and that suspect Long frequently went to the places where the shooting took place.

In the midst of this, President Biden ordered early hoisting at federal government offices in honor of the victims.

He will also visit Atlanta with Vice President Harris to hold meetings with Asian leaders.

The Asian hate crime that has spread since Corona 19 has reached its peak with a shooting incident.

There is a growing movement in American society to be self-sufficient and to take measures.

YTN Taewook Kang at the Atlanta shooting scene[[email protected]]is.

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