Attack On Staten Island Teen Investigated As Hate Crime
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Police say a Staten Island teenager's claim of being attacked because of Barack Obama's election win is now being investigated as a hate crime.
Ali Kamara, 17, says he was beaten by four white men on his way home from a friend's house on election night.
Kamara says the men did not use racial slurs, but rather repeated the name Obama.
He was treated for cuts to his head.
The Brooklyn U.S. Attorney's office, the FBI, and the NYPD's Hate Crimes Task Force are investigating the incident