Police are appealing for witnesses to come forward following the criminal damage incident at about 6.30am at the building in Chapelfield East. Around 11 panes of glass were damaged in the grade 2 listed building, which someone from the mosque said will cost “hundreds” to replace to glass and leading.
Some worshippers were inside the building when the windows were smashed. One of them, Rashid, said this was the first time anything like this has happened at the mosque.
“When I heard the glass being smashed I thought we were under attack,” Rashid said, adding: “It is not nice to feel scared in a place of peace.”
He also said: “With what has been going on in the world lately I would not be surprised if it was a deliberate attack against us.” Anybody with information should contact Sgt Dan Cocks at Bethel Street Police Station on 101 or call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.
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