A 21-year-old American suspected of knifing a Muslim taxi driver in New York has been charged with attempted murder and assault, which could put him in jail for 25 years if convicted, news reports said Tuesday. Michael Enright was charged with the hate crimes by a grand jury in Lower Manhattan late Monday, dpa reported. Enright is chargedd with slashing the throat and face of the driver, Ahmed Sharif after, after asking him whether he was a Muslim. the suspect was sitting in the back seat of the taxi in downtown Manhattan on August 24. The wound on the throat and arm required dozens of stitches. Police authorities said Enright plunged the knife through an open partition inside the car, saying, "Consider this a checkpoint." -- SPA
