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Racial Attack Leaves 22-Year-Old Victim With Swollen Lip: Bethlehem PD Racial Attack Leaves 22-Year-Old Victim With Swollen Lip: Bethlehem PD
Racial Attack Leaves 22-Year-Old Victim With Swollen Lip: Bethlehem PD Police in Bethlehem are investigating after two men called a 22-year-old victim a racial slur and then attacked him, they said. The victim was walking near  S. New and Morton streets around 3 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 19 when one male called out to him "using an offensive and malicious statement concerning the victim’s race," police said. The victim was then confronted by him and another male, before being struck in the face causing a gash and swelling to his lip, police said. Following the assault, the victim went to a friend’s home nearby and called police. The suspects left the area …

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by Cecilia Levine