“I got sprayed on my face, arm [and] cloth. Some got into my mouth. I was choking badly when I called 911,” Zhang wrote on Twitter. “I’m not injured. However, the burning has not stopped after hours.”
Zhang says this is the second time he has been targeted by a similar attack. In July, someone slapped him outside the shop and stole some of his belongings.
“It seems we’re the only business that keeps getting harassed and attacked in this neighborhood. We cannot stay in business if this happens on a weekly/monthly basis,” he added.
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