DUBAI: Trolls are being slammed online after they targeted a Muslim woman pictured walking on Westminster Bridge in the aftermath of Wednesday’s terror attack in London.
The as-of-yet unidentified woman – who was wearing a coat and a hijab — was pictured walking past a victim and looked visibly distressed.
However, Twitter user Texas Lone Star, who tweets @SouthLoneStar, posted the photo with a mocking caption.
“Muslim woman pays no mind to the terror attack, casually walks by a dying man while checking phone#PrayForLondon #Westminster #BanIslam,” he said.
Some supported his views, such as one Twitter user who posted: “Karma will come visit her. Someone will post her name.”
However, many came to her defense in a flurry of angry tweets.
“@SouthLoneStar look closely and see the distress on her face. I refuse to believe that you cannot see beyond a headscarf. #compassionforall,” Smeeta Khetarpaul tweeted.
look closely and see the distress on her face. I refuse to believe that you cannot see beyond a headscarf.
— Smeeta Khetarpaul (@Smeetatweets)
“She’s literally hiding her face and looks upset; also a white woman behind her doing the same,” another user said.
“@SouthLoneStar you are a complete embarrassing mess of a person. Kindly crawl back to the pond you came out of. Stupidity embodied,” Twitter user Dr. Vicky Forster posted.
you are a complete embarrassing mess of a person. Kindly crawl back to the pond you came out of,
Stupidity embodied.— Dr Vicky Forster (@vickyyyf)
Another commented: “@SouthLoneStar she looks terrified. Which she would be, most likely being British and bang in the middle of a terror attack.”
she looks terrified. Which she would be, most likely being British and bang in the middle of a terror attack.
— lisa scott (@L75A)
