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Four New Zealand mosques vandalized
Kansas City Star ^ | July 9, 2005 | Associated Press

Posted on 07/09/2005 7:28:22 PM PDT by Graybeard58

WELLINGTON, New Zealand - Four mosques were vandalized in northern New Zealand overnight Sunday, leaving windows smashed and walls splashed with graffiti, police said.

They declined to say whether the attacks in Auckland were linked to subway and bus bombings in central London Thursday, which killed at least 49 people and injured 700.

But Prime Minister Helen Clark immediately condemned the attacks, linking them to retaliation for the London terror bombings. A group calling itself The Secret Organization of al-Qaida in Europe has claimed responsibility for the London attacks.

"New Zealanders across all communities are horrified by the terrorist attacks in London, which are the work of evil people," she said in a statement. "But it is wrong to target the Muslim community here in retaliation."

In Bloomington, Ind., meanwhile, the FBI was investigating an apparent arson Saturday as a hate crime, officials said. No one was inside the Islamic Center of Bloomington when the fire occurred at about 2 a.m. and damage was confined to the kitchen area, said Nathan Ainslie, president of the Islamic Center.

A burned Quran was found outside, he said.

The East London Mosque, near the site of one of Thursday's attacks, said it had received hate e-mails and a telephone threat to disrupt Friday prayers. A few police officers stood outside during the prayers, which ended peacefully.


TOPICS: Australia/New Zealand; Extended News; News/Current Events; War on Terror
KEYWORDS: mosque; vandalism
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To: Graybeard58

Vandals????? Should they not be called insurgents????


41 posted on 07/10/2005 4:44:25 AM PDT by cynicom
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To: Gum Shoe; ChinaGotTheGoodsOnClinton
The graphic is from an unnamed (outstanding) student at Cal Poly, obviously a design genius.


42 posted on 07/11/2005 7:01:57 AM PDT by FormerACLUmember (Honoring Saint Jude's assistance every day.)
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To: stripes1776
Nobody ever came to either ruin or regret by not trusting moslems.

Period.

43 posted on 07/11/2005 7:05:21 AM PDT by MarineDad (Whenever mosques and JDAM's meet, civilization benefits.)
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To: Graybeard58
A burned Quran was found outside, he said.

It turned out that the koran belonged to a Muslim, was damaged in a house fire, and he left it at the mosque hoping they would dispose of it respectfully.

But of course it will remain in CAIR's "hate crimes bin" forever and ever.

44 posted on 07/11/2005 7:08:58 AM PDT by Alouette (The only thing learned from history is that nobody ever learns from history.)
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