FAMILY ‘DEEPLY SORRY’ FOR GIRL’S CLAIM OF HIJAB ATTACK

Media reports say the family of an 11-year-old Toronto girl whose story of having her hijab cut in an attack last week turned out to be untrue has apologized. Several news outlets, including the Toronto Star, Toronto Sun and CBC, cite a statement from the girl’s family on Wednesday. Police began investigating Friday, after the girl said she was attacked twice on the way to school by a man who cut her hijab with scissors. Media reports quote the family as saying they are “deeply sorry” for the “pain and anger” the story caused.