US cops look into 'hate crime' after three Palestinian students shot in Vermont

This undated handout photo provided by the Institute for Middle East Understanding shows Hisham Awartani, Tahseen Ali, and Kenan Abdulhamid, who were shot on their way to a family dinner. Three university students of Palestinian descent were wounded on Nov 25, 2023, in a shooting in the north-eastern US city of Burlington, Vermont, in what police said appeared to be a "hate-motivated crime." - Photo: AFP PHOTO / Institute for Middle East Understanding

WASHINGTON (AFP): Three university students of Palestinian descent were wounded Saturday (Nov 25) in a shooting in the north-eastern United States city of Burlington, Vermont, in what police said appeared to be a "hate-motivated crime".

The shooter, who is still on the loose, was described by police as "a white man with a handgun."