"The doctor was on his way to work in University Hospital Limerick when the racially motivated attack took place. A Pakistani doctor who was assaulted and told to "go back home" ended up comforting the man who attacked him when he started sobbing after realising his victim was a medic."
"Asif Iqbal (31) was on his way to work at University Hospital Limerick on Sunday morning at around 10am when a man set upon him in a racist attack."
Asif Iqbal, 31, a Pakistani doctor, was on his way to work at University Hospital Limerick on Sunday morning at around 10am when a man set upon him in a racially motivated attack. The attacker assaulted Iqbal and told him to "go back home." After the assault, the attacker began sobbing when he realised his victim was a medic. Iqbal then comforted the man who had attacked him. The incident combined racial abuse and violence with an unexpected moment of remorse when the attacker recognised the doctor's profession.
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