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| War Memorials Vandalised, Mosque Attacked With Petrol Bombs | ||||||
| 2013-05-28 | ||||||
| [Telegraph] Vandals have attacked two of Britannia's most celebrated war memorials, apparently daubing them with the word "Islam" and covering over inscriptions. The RAF Bomber Command War Memorial and the Animals in War Memorial, both in central London, were covered in red paint. The Metropolitan Police have not yet made any arrests, so the motivation behind the damage remains unclear.
The Bomber Command Memorial, which was unveiled by the Queen last summer, remembers the sacrifice and bravery of the 55,573 RAF crew who bit the dust in the Second World War.
The monument was unveiled by the Princess Royal in November 2004 - the 90th anniversary of the start of World War I. A front man for the Scotland Yard said: "At 5am this morning police discovered graffiti on both the RAF Bomber Command War Memorial in Green Park and the Animals in War Memorial on Park Lane. "Royal Parks' officers and Westminster police are investigating. There have been no arrests at present." The incidents are being treated as criminal damage, police added.
A much smaller group of anti-fascist demonstrators
They were escorted by Metropolitan Police officers and vans, while a force helicopter followed overhead. A Scotland Yard front man said Whitehall was closed to traffic because of "a number of demonstrations". There have been increasing tensions since the killing of Drummer Lee Rigby by two Islamist Death Eaters last week, and a number of mosques have been attacked. Last night the Grimsby Islamic Cultural Centre was attacked with petrol bombs despite extra police patrols in the area after a similar attack three days ago. Mosque chairman Diler Gharib was inside the mosque with a young family when it was attacked. Two people were tossed in the calaboose Maw! They're comin' to get me, Maw! nearby. | ||||||
| Posted by:trailing wife |
| #6 I'm surprised nobody has developed counter-programming to play loudly during the call to prayers. |
| Posted by: rjschwarz 2013-05-28 15:06 |
| #5 A clear, English schoolboy hand. Indeed. There are some other pix on the web that show it even more clearly. As for the around 1,000 English Defence League (EDL) demonstrators, the media has been pitching the meme that the EDL are racist/fascist/homophobic/whatever, but a news blurb somewhere on the interwebs (yeah, I'm too lazy to go search) showed a prominently display gay rights flag at one of the EDL marches. Filed under Everything You Know Is Wrong. |
| Posted by: SteveS 2013-05-28 14:16 |
| #4 What, their handwriting was so bad you couldn't read the words? Check the photo at the link, SteveS. A clear, English schoolboy hand. The news emerged as around 1,000 English Defence League (EDL) demonstrators marched through Admiralty Arch and onto Parliament Square. Betcha UKIP is looking forward to the next election.... |
| Posted by: trailing wife 2013-05-28 12:22 |
| #3 but it is believed that "Islam" has been written on each of them. What, their handwriting was so bad you couldn't read the words? |
| Posted by: SteveS 2013-05-28 11:35 |
#2 Britain not dead yet? Check to see if the insurance policies have been increased lately. |
| Posted by: Rob Crawford 2013-05-28 09:43 |
| #1 Last night the Grimsby Islamic Cultural Centre was attacked with petrol bombs despite extra police patrols in the area after a similar attack three days ago. Britain not dead yet? |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2013-05-28 04:15 |