(MENAFN) A man who New York officials say harassed a woman wearing a Muslim headscarf may have picked the wrong target, an off-duty police officer.
Officer Aml Elsokary, a New York native, was with her son in a Brooklyn neighbourhood when she was allegedly threatened with violence.
A man began pushing and shouting at her 16-year-son before telling her to "go back to your country", officials say.
On Monday, the mayor of New York praised her service to the city.
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