Muslim surgeon stabbed outside UK mosque in 'hate crime'

A 58-year-old Muslim doctor in the UK was stabbed in his neck on his way to a mosque by two men who shouted "abusive" comments, media reports said today.
Nasser Kurdy, was attacked yesterday with a knife from behind near the Altrincham Islamic Centre in Greater Manchester.
Two men, aged 32 and 54, were arrested within an hour of the attack, which the force is treating as a hate crime but not terrorism related, Greater Manchester Police said.
"This is a very nasty and unprovoked attack against a much-loved local man," Assistant Chief Constable Russ Jackson said
Police are treating the incident as a hate crime, the Manchester Evening News reported.

Kurdy was rushed to hospital but has since been discharged, the report said.

He has been discharged from hospital, according to his colleague Khalid Anis, a spokesman for the Altrincham & Hale Muslim Association, who said he was "very lucky".
"It could have been very, very serious," Anis said.
"He said he noticed someone cross the road and then somebody just attacked him from behind," Anis added.
"It's not just a criminal act against the Muslim community or one individual, it's the people living in Altrincham, I think we all feel that," he said.
Members of the congregation spoke of their shock following the attack which they say is out of character for the area, the report said.

"Shocked and saddened to hear of stabbing of Dr Nasser Kurdy outside Altrincham mosque. Thoughts with him and his family," Labour Councillor Andrew H Western for Priory Ward, Sale, said.
"Nothing like this has ever happened before and it does not reflect the community. In my experience community relations are very good and it is a very safe area; it is shocking for all of us," a spokesperson from the Altrincham Islamic Centre said.