Two young Jewish Argentine tourists wearing kippahs were attacked outside a Milan supermarket, and one of them suffered a broken nose.
They were first insulted, being called “sh**ty Jews”, and then punched in the face.
The Carabinieri from the Porta Genova station and the Provincial Command’s Information Unit are investigating.
The incident occurred shortly after 10:30 pm on Sunday outside the Carrefour store in Piazzale Siena, a 24-hour supermarket.
The two young Argentine Jewish tourists had just finished shopping when, shortly after leaving, they were surrounded by a group of about ten young men, the newspapers said.
According to initial investigations, it was a chance encounter.
The two tourists were wearing traditional kippahs and were therefore targeted. Antisemitic insults were followed by a physical assault.
One of the two, a 19-year-old, tried to fight back and was punched in the face at least once.
An ambulance and Carabinieri from the Radiomobile unit then attended the scene.
Searches in the area, near the Jewish quarter around Via Bartolomeo d’Alviano and Viale San Gimignano, were unsuccessful in locating the perpetrators.
The 19-year-old was taken to San Carlo Hospital, where he was later discharged with a diagnosis of a fractured nasal septum.
The investigation is based on local CCTV footage obtained by investigators, as well as analysis of mobile phone masts covering the streets around Piazzale Siena. The two tourists left for Argentina.
The attack was widely condemned as unacceptable antisemitism by Italian political parties.
