Latham restaurant shuts down after Facebook post about Harbe Nagi sparks outrage

LATHAM (WRGB) — Latham, NY (WRGB) — The owner of a Latham restaurant shutting down the business after backlash from a social media comment posted under the business’s Facebook account

The comment was posted in response on Tuesday to a journalist’s social media post about Harbe Nagi, a child with autism who was found dead in a pool after being reported missing for nearly two days.

The comment, which was made under the Taste of Italy Facebook account, made assumptions about Nagi’s family’s religion and included inflammatory statements about Muslims, prompting criticism online…

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