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12-year-old accused in hate crime allegedly targeting Muslim students at Connecticut middle school

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A 12-year-old student faces a hate crime charge for her alleged involvement in an attack on twin Muslim students.

The physical altercation happened earlier this month at Wallace Middle School in Waterbury , Connecticut .

The Council on American Islamic Relations calls the incident "brutal" and calls it "a hate crime" The Waterbury Department of Education has acknowledged the incident as an act of bullying.