Muslim woman 'victim of hate crime'
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A 40-year-old woman has been arrested on suspicion of assault and incitement to hatred following an incident in Portadown, County Armagh.
It follows a report that racial abuse was shouted at a Muslim woman walking on the Gilford Road on Saturday afternoon by people in a car.
She was also allegedly assaulted by a passenger who got out of the car.
The incident is being treated as a hate crime. The woman who was arrested has been released on bail.
Police said a number of passing motorists are believed to have beeped their horns when they saw the incident.
They have appealed for witnesses to contact them.