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Reports of a troubling alleged hate crime with international implications are coming out of Crown Heights, Brooklyn, where two men from Israel allegedly attacked a 56-year-old African-American who was walking his dog, uttering racial slurs during the assault.

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Reports of a troubling alleged hate crime with international implications are coming out of Crown Heights, Brooklyn.

CBS Local New York is reporting that two men from Israel are facing hate crime assault charges for allegedly attacking a 56-year-old African-American who was walking his dog.

The suspects allegedly punched the man in the face several times and threw garbage cans at him while using racial slurs, including the N-word, the station reported citing police sources.

Samuel Brendler, 21, and Ahrone Kofkase, 22, were charged with assault as a hate crime and criminal possession of a weapon two days after the attack, the CBS wrote.

According to media reports, the two men were both from Israel and were visiting Brooklyn at the time of the incident, which occurred over the weekend.