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| Altrincham hate crime probe after surgeon stabbed outside mosque | Altrincham hate crime probe after surgeon stabbed outside mosque |
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| A doctor has been stabbed in the back of the neck on his way to a mosque in Greater Manchester. | |
| Consultant surgeon Dr Nasser Kurdy was attacked outside the Altrincham and Hale Muslim Association at 17:50 BST and was taken to hospital. | Consultant surgeon Dr Nasser Kurdy was attacked outside the Altrincham and Hale Muslim Association at 17:50 BST and was taken to hospital. |
| He has since been discharged and a 54-year-old man and a 32-year-old were arrested and are being questioned. | He has since been discharged and a 54-year-old man and a 32-year-old were arrested and are being questioned. |
| Greater Manchester Police are treating the incident as a hate crime and asked any witnesses to come forward. | |
| Police said the 58-year-old was on his way to the mosque when he saw another man across the road. | |
| "A short time later he felt an injury to the back of his neck. He ran into the centre and then called emergency services." | |
| Dr Kurdy, who has led prayers at the mosque as an imam, heard Islamophobic comments at the time of the attack, community sources said. | Dr Kurdy, who has led prayers at the mosque as an imam, heard Islamophobic comments at the time of the attack, community sources said. |
| Assistant Chief Constable Russ Jackson said it was a "nasty and unprovoked attack" to a "much-loved" man. | |
| Iftikhar Awan, who attends the mosque with his wife and children, said the community was "in a state of shock". | |
| "Altrincham is a suburban area, a well-integrated community... the fact that it happened in a place like this is quite concerning." | "Altrincham is a suburban area, a well-integrated community... the fact that it happened in a place like this is quite concerning." |
| He added that Dr Kurdy was treated in Wythenshawe Hospital, where he works as an orthopaedic surgeon. | He added that Dr Kurdy was treated in Wythenshawe Hospital, where he works as an orthopaedic surgeon. |
| He said: "This is a very much-loved senior member of the community, who works as a surgeon and saves lives." | He said: "This is a very much-loved senior member of the community, who works as a surgeon and saves lives." |
| Det Insp Ben Cottam said he was attacked "in broad daylight". | Det Insp Ben Cottam said he was attacked "in broad daylight". |
| ACC Jackson added: "People will want to know why the attacker did this and we are treating this as a crime motivated by hate. | |
| "It is difficult to say more than this at this time but there is nothing to suggest that this is terrorist related." | |
| He said there would be an increased police presence in the areas to "reassure local people". |