Leipzig mosque becomes the latest target of Islamophobic attackers
The Leipzig mosque — run by the Turkish-Islamic Union for Religious Affairs, or DITIB — has become the latest target of the Islamophobic attackers by suffering damage. Police estimated the total value of the damage caused during the incident at 30,000 euros.
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- Published Date: 02:53 | 14 December 2021
- Modified Date: 03:31 | 14 December 2021
Several windows at a mosque in the eastern German city of Leipzig were broken after dozens of people set off fireworks, set fire to garbage cans and threw bottles at cars, police said Tuesday.
The windows were broken on Monday evening, police told news agency dpa. Before that, the group of about 80 people had marched nearby and thrown paint and stones at a police patrol car. Police estimated the total value of the damage caused during the incident at 30,000 euros (nearly $34,000).
The mosque — run by the Turkish-Islamic Union for Religious Affairs, or DITIB — appeared to be the only building that was damaged.
There were no arrests, though officers took 12 people to a police station to register their identity. They opened an investigation into a suspected breach of the peace.
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