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TORONTO — Investigators identified a suspect in an anti-Muslim assault on a Toronto subway train on Thursday after circulating a photo from security footage.

ATTN MEDIA: Suspect has been IDed as youth. Legally no longer allowed to publish photo. Investigation ongoing. @TPSOperations @TTChelps ^vk —

Toronto Police (@TorontoPolice) November 20, 2015

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A member of the public came forward after they recognized the suspect in the photo, Staff Sgt. Eduardo Wulff said.

Police now believe the suspect is a minor who cannot be legally identified, calling on all media outlets to stop circulating the photo online.

“At the time we didn’t know who the suspect was or his age,” Sgt. Wulff said, adding that investigators initially believed he was 18, judging from victim statements and surveillance footage. He said he was a high school student, but would not comment further.

“He’s a minor, that’s all I can tell you. He’s still in school, let’s put it that way,” he said.