Two people were injured when five masked men attacked them after a high school graduation ceremony Wednesday in New York, slashing one person in the ear and another in the leg, school officials said.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The attack outside a sports complex at Hofstra University on Long Island occurred as graduates from Hempstead and Uniondale high schools were leaving the facility with their families, said a statement released on behalf of the schools.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
The statement described the person slashed in the leg as a guest of a student. That student intervened and was slashed in the ear, the statement said. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
Both victims were taken to a hospital. Their conditions weren\u2019t immediately known.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Nassau County police said they responded to a report of a possible assault at the Hofstra campus at 4:20 p.m. It wasn’t immediately clear whether any suspects were arrested.<\/a><\/a><\/p>\n\n\n\n The attack is believed to be linked to a domestic dispute, and everyone who attended the ceremony had passed through magnetometers, said the statement for the schools.<\/p>\n\n\n\n “We underscore that this incident took place outside of the graduation venue,” the statement read. “Our security team is cooperating with Nassau County Police and Hofstra Public safety officers.\u201d<\/p>\n\n\n\n A spokeswoman for Hofstra University said the campus was secure and referred additional questions to police.<\/p>\n\n\n\n Additional details about the incident weren\u2019t immediately available.<\/p>\n\n\n\n