Rotterdam mosque damaged

A mosque in the Dutch city of Rotterdam was damaged by arson and daubed with racist graffiti early yesterday, the latest of several such attacks since the murder last year of a filmmaker critical of Islam. The Shaan-e-Islam mosque, frequented by...

A mosque in the Dutch city of Rotterdam was damaged by arson and daubed with racist graffiti early yesterday, the latest of several such attacks since the murder last year of a filmmaker critical of Islam.

The Shaan-e-Islam mosque, frequented by Rotterdam's Surinamese community, was extensively damaged by fire and racist slogans were painted on its walls, a spokesman for Rotterdam police said. No one was hurt in the attack.

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