"He told BBC London: "I went to the driver and ask 'please can I have my bank card?' "He said 'get out, I don't like Jewish people you look like a Mossad agent'. I said 'why you say that?' So I was shocked.""
"TfL said: "We take a zero-tolerance approach to all forms of abuse and work closely with the police to pursue anyone who is abusive to our customers or staff. "We are supporting the police and the bus operator, Arriva, while they investigate and take appropriate formal action," their spokesperson added."
"They added: "No crime was reported at the scene, but the following day a 52-year-old man reported the incident to police as a hate crime.""
A 52-year-old Orthodox Jewish man boarded the 149 bus in Stoke Newington Road, Hackney and dropped his bank card inside the driver's cab. The driver allegedly refused to return the card, told him "you look like a Mossad agent", and called the Metropolitan Police, leaving the passenger inside the vehicle for about an hour. Officers attended the scene and the man later reported the incident as a hate crime. Transport for London suspended the driver and described the behaviour as unacceptable. Arriva launched an investigation and TfL said it takes a zero-tolerance approach to abuse.
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