A New York student has been accused of attempted murder after allegedly asking a Bangladeshi taxi driver whether he was a Muslim, shouting "peace be upon you" in Arabic and then slashing his throat. The attack, branded a hate crime by prosecutors, came amid heightened tensions in Manhattan, where opinion has been divided on whether a Muslim community centre, including a mosque, should be built two blocks from the Ground Zero site of the September 11 attacks. Michael Enright, 21, was a volunteer for Intersections International, a group that promotes inter-faith dialogue and has supported plans for the Muslim centre. Police said he was drunk at the time of the attack and had several previous brushes with the law in alcohol-related incidents.
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