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Police probe antisemitic assault at scouts event

Police are investigating an alleged antisemitic assault at a scouts event in regional Victoria where a teenager was verbally abused and punched for wearing a kippah and Israeli flag.

A teenager reported being verbally abused and physically assaulted at a scouts event in regional Victoria for displaying his Jewish identity through wearing a kippah and an Israeli flag. The incident is being investigated by police as a potential hate crime.

Local authorities have confirmed they are looking into the circumstances surrounding the assault, which occurred during what should have been a scouting activity.