The unidentified student was walking off campus on Friday morning when he was assaulted by a gang of six to eight men

Authorities are investigating the second incident in a month in which a Jewish student attending the University of Pittsburgh was attacked, possibly motivated by the victim’s religion.

For the second time in a month, a Jewish student at the University of Pittsburgh was attacked in what may have been an antisemitic hate crime, according to multiple US news sites and the police on Saturday.

Pittsburgh, PA – Pittsburgh Police officers received a report of an assault that occurred around 2 a.m. on Friday, near the intersection of Semple and Ward streets. The incident involved a male victim who encountered a group of approximately eight males.

A man wearing a Star of David necklace was attacked by a group of people in Pittsburgh's Oakland neighborhood.