A 17-year-old lady was chased and attacked by males at a motorbike race in Iraq, a report mentioned. The video of the incident has been broadly shared on social media. The lady will be seen being attacked by a crowd of males in an incident that happened on December 30. The lady was attacked for being dressed “immodestly” and “distracting them”, the Every day Mail reported.
Hindustan Instances was unable to independently confirm the veracity of the video.
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The report additionally mentioned that the male mob accused {the teenager} of distracting riders on the occasion. The occasion was going down in Iraq’s Kurdistan area. The report additionally claimed that the lady was insulted, overwhelmed and kicked in opposition to a automobile.
Her accidents weren’t thought-about life-threatening, as per Every day Mail report which cited native media. The lady was accompanied by a male good friend on the occasion who tried to intervene when the mob attacked her. The male good friend additionally tried to escort her to security.
However he was overwhelmed and stabbed by the group, the report added. Within the video, the lady will be seen sporting a black vest prime with a cardigan and a skirt. She may also be seen making an attempt to run away as males swarm and assault her. Males will be seen shouting at her and recording a video of it as properly.
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Following the incident, NGO Kurdistan Watch mentioned that the lady had beforehand attending racing occasions as properly however the mob claimed that girls shouldn’t be allowed as the eye of racers could possibly be diverted owing to their presence.
The NGO additionally mentioned that 16 males have been arrested in reference to the incident.