No One Helped A Muslim Teen When A Man Spat On Her, Called Her A Terrorist: Reports

A man on board a New York City bus allegedly spat on a 15-year-old Muslim girl on Tuesday, pushed her, and called her a "terrorist." DNAinfo reports police are investigating the incident as a hate crime.

The teen was wearing a traditional headscarf Tuesday morning while riding the Q88 bus on her way to school in Kew Gardens Hills, Queens. According to The New York Post, she accidentally brushed her bag against the man, sending him into a hate-filled tirade.

The man, who is described as a 5-foot-7 middled-aged white man, allegedly raised his fist at the teen, threatening her. "He kept cursing, 'terrorist' and stuff," she told ABC News, who didn't identify her at the request of her family. "He kept cursing and 'Oh, you Muslim piece of s***, you're a terrorist.'"

According to the Post, the scared teen responded by calling her attacker a "piece of s***," prompting him to allegedly say, "Do you think I'm afraid to hit you? I will kill you."

Although the man allegedly pushed the girl, spat on her three times, called her a terrorist, and threatened to kill her, she says no one on the bus helped her.

"They were laughing," she told ABC of her fellow passengers. "What if that were your daughter? Wouldn't you stand up for her?"

The man reportedly got off the bus when it stopped along Kissena Boulevard near Queens College.