(KUNA) -- British police were appealing for calm Monday after four men were beaten up in a mosque. Two men were arrested on suspicion of racial assault after police were called to the Eccles Mosque, in Salford, Greater Manchester, northern England, last night following a report of an attack inside the building, police said. One man was taken to hospital but has since been discharged. The other three men were only slightly hurt and did not need hospital treatment.
A 37-year-old man from Eccles and a 19-year-old man from Davyhulme, northern England, were arrested on suspicion of racially aggravated assault. Chief Inspector Geoffrey Wessell said "Greater Manchester Police take crimes of this nature extremely seriously and a thorough investigation is currently under way." He added "I would appeal to members of the local community in and around Eccles to remain calm, behave responsibly and let police deal with the incident and those responsible for it" MP Phil Woolas, the British Government's race minister, said "Any such attacks are appalling." |