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| UK police investigate hate mail sent to mosques |
| 2017-08-13 |
| [Iran Press TV] British police have conducted an investigation into hate mail and suspicious packages sent to mosques in the United Kingdom and the United States. Hate mail and suspicious packages were sent from a location near Sheffield to mosques in London, South Yorkshire and the US, the Guardian reported on Saturday. "Police received a number of reports of malicious communications and packages which have been received in recent days" by mosques, the North East Counter Terrorism Unit said in a statement. "Specialist officers have attended the addresses and the contents of the packages were examined. In all cases, the substances were found not to be noxious or harmful." "All the letters I have seen have similar drawings, handwriting, and originated from Sheffield," Corey Saylor, a front man for the Council on American-Islamic Relations ... the Moslem Brüderbund's American arm ... "Whoever is behind these letters feels empowered to make people on the opposite side of the Atlantic feel afraid to go to their places of worship. Such religious intimidation is wrong in any context and I hope British authorities act to expose and bring appropriate legal charges against the sender." The letters contained offensive material and threats, saying the sender would be visiting the mosques. |
| Posted by:Fred |
| #4 I wonder would happen if UK citizens of various backgrounds were to mail (highlighted?) Korans to their local mosques, councils, police stations... |
| Posted by: Zenobia Floger6220 2017-08-13 21:25 |
| #3 Hate mail sent to mosques? Something along the lines "we've means to set off the explosives you keep in your mosque"? |
| Posted by: g(r)omgoru 2017-08-13 16:13 |
| #2 They might want to look into the content of the Korans, miscellaneous pamphlets, and any locked rooms, too. |
| Posted by: Rob Crawford 2017-08-13 15:44 |
| #1 I'll note the irony of Iran lecturing others on religious intimidation. |
| Posted by: phil_b 2017-08-13 04:54 |