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People on Yelp are slamming the restaurant owned by the family of the New York bombing suspect

Sep 20, 2016, 00:19 IST

After a scary weekend where multiple bombs were found throughout the tristate area, a suspect was named and captured on Monday.

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Now angry Yelpers are letting their frustration out on the suspect's family. Ahmad Khan Rahami's family owns a restaurant in their town of Elizabeth, New Jersey called First American Fried Chicken.

Law enforcement officers search an address during an investigation into Ahmad Khan Rahami, who was wanted for questioning in an explosion in New York, which authorities believe is linked to the explosive devices found in New Jersey, in ElizabethThomson Reuters

Here's a sample of the some of the comments, many of which are unfair and borderline racist:

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Considering the fact that Ahmad Khan Rahami is still only a suspect, and he's not yet been convicted of anything, these Yelp posts seem to be in poor taste.

In the last few hours, Yelp flagged the page. While it still allows you to post and read other posts, it now presents you with a "Active Cleanup Alert" warning.

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