American teens ask passers-by to 'Meet a Muslim person' but end up getting yelled at by a former solider who 'killed them when I was in the army'



Three Muslim teenagers in New York wanted to put a different, friendlier face on Islam after the Boston Marathon bombings by introducing themselves to passers-by.

While most people smiled and took pictures of the boys holding their sign that read 'Meet a Muslim' one man had a much more aggressive reaction.

One man walked past the camera man and said 'I've killed them when I was in the army, I don't need to meet them.'

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New approach: The three young men, who identified themselves as Adam Saleh, Sheikh Akbar and Abdullah Ghuman said that they wanted to spread 'peace, love and unity'

Opposite effect: This man said that he had no desire to meet Muslims because he 'killed them when I was in the Army'

The cameraman then follows, and asks the man to repeat what he just said.

First telling the cameraman to 'f*** off', the offensive man looks directly at the camera and repeats the claim.

The cameraman brands the passer-by a 'racist pr***'.

The three young men who created the video identify themselves as Adam Saleh, Sheikh Akbar and Abdullah Ghuman, and they said that they wanted to 'spread love and happiness and unity'.

More positive: This man, left, who was passing through New York's Union Square asked to take their picture and shake their hand, as if he had never met a Muslim person before

Support: Many found the sign and their story to be an interesting one, particularly a week after the Boston bombing

The alleged ex-soldiers remarks appear to be the outlier when compared to the other passers-by who came up and shook the young men's hands and posed for photos.

One man said that he could 'scratch that off my bucket list' following their meeting.

Several other Muslims greeted their peers with the traditional saying As-salam alaykum, which means 'peace be upon you'.