2 stabbed in US Trying to stop anti-Muslim abuse

Two men have been stabbed in the US trying to stop a man abusing two women of Muslim appearance, Oregon, police say.

The abusive man turned on the two men and fatally stabbed them in the city of Portland, police said.

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The incident happened on a commuter train. Another passenger was wounded before the attacker was arrested. The council on American-Islamic Relations Urged President Trump to speak against increasing Islamophobia in the US. it accused the president of exacerbating the trend with his statements and policies.Suspend was on train and he was yelling and ranting and raving a lot of different things, including what would be characterised as hate speech or biased language, "said Sgt Pete Simpson.

In the midst of his ranting and raving, some people approached him, appeared to try to intervene with his behavior. Some of the people that he was yelling at, they were attacked viciously by the suspect, resulting in the two death.
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The attack took place at about 16:30 local time (00:30GMT) on a train at Hollywood Transit Station, Police said in a statement. One of the Victims died at the scene while the other died in hospital.

The suspect has been identified as Jeremy Joseph Christian, 35. He has been charged with offenses including aggravated murder, attempted murder, intimidation and being a felon in possession of a restricted weapon.

Jeremy Joseph Christian was arrested shortly after he got off the train. 

source: BBC news