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It is said that hate crimes in the US against Asians have already exceeded the total number of cases reported in New York last year. News of the damage suffered by Koreans is being heard one after another. The video shows a group of teenagers assaulted and rioting with iron bars at a Korean convenience store.
This is Washington Correspondent Lim Jong-joo.
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A man knocks down a merchandise shelf.
Then, with an iron rod, it begins to shatter at random.
Other guests are surprised and hastily evacuated.
It happened at a Korean convenience store in North Carolina in the southeastern United States.
[미국 WCNC-TV : 아시아계 상점 주인은 인종 문제로 공격받은 것으로 믿고 있습니다.]
“The Chinese leave,” the suspect swears and riots.
Colleagues even filmed this outside.
[피해 한인 업주/미국 WCNC-TV 인터뷰 : (그들은) 거의 매일 인종차별 욕설을 했습니다. 새삼스러운 일이 아닙니다. 우리는 그저 생계를 위해 일하고 있는 겁니다.]
Police are considering capturing a black man in his twenties and prosecuting him for hate crimes.
In western Washington state, a video of a Korean couple in their 50s being assaulted is causing resentment.
[미국 CNN : 부부가 폭행당하는 모습이 보이고 외치는 소리도 들립니다.]
The incident occurred in November of last year.
In a sudden attack, the victim broke a rib and bruised on his face.
Recently, the video has been released on social media, and public opinion has started to invade.
The police identified the teenage suspect with a video and arrested it after four months.
As racist crimes continue, anxiety in the Korean American community is also increasing.