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Posted: Thursday, 09 July 2009 4:08PM
Men Who Threw Rocks, Beer Bottles Charged with Hate Crime
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NEW YORK (AP) -- Two New York City men accused of throwing rocks and beer bottles at a transgender woman are facing charges including assault as a hate crime.
Authorities say the men also shouted anti-gay slurs during the Wednesday night incident.
The woman told authorities she was at a Queens intersection when she was struck by a rock on her foot.
The Queens district attorney's office says she told authorities she was also hit by an empty beer bottle, which left a 3-inch cut on her leg. She accused the men of yelling slurs and threatening to kill her.
The men also face charges of harassment and menacing.
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