Christian Terroist sets off chemical bomb in Mosque

CA: SUSPICIOUS FOG FILLS DOWNTOWN MOSQUE - TOPKCRA, 1/30/06http://www.kcra.com/news/6603646/detail.htmlCONTACT: Basim Elkarra, 916-441-6269, Email: sacval@cair.comSACRAMENTO -- An area of downtown Sacramento was evacuated Monday afternoon after a suspicious fog filled a mosque.The mosque is located near Fourth and V streets.Authorities said a woman entered the building shortly after noon prayers and left something behind that emitted a smoky haze. The woman had not been identified and remained at large Monday evening.The Sacramento Fire Department was called and firefighters noticed an odor and determined that the haze was not from smoke. The building and a one-block radius around it was evacuated and a hazardous materials team was called to the scene."A female white adult entered the mosque earlier in the afternoon and emitted some type of fogging device. The room was filled with some type of fog," Sacramento Police Department Sgt. Terrell Marshall said."It was shocking. Everyone was trying to find out what was happening. People come to this mosque on a daily basis ... hundreds pray here every Friday," said Basim Elkarra, who attends the mosque.A hazmat team entered the mosque and determined the fog was caused by a dry fire extinguisher that was activated. . .SEE ALSO:CAIR-SV: MOSQUE EVACUATED AFTER WOMAN SETS OFF FOG DEVICE - TOPChristina Jewett, Sacramento Bee, 1/30/06http://www.sacbee.com/content/news/story/14132838p-14961723c.htmlSacramento Police and Fire officials Monday afternoon investigated a suspicious plume of fog in the mosque at 4th and V Streets and evacuated surrounding residences, officials said.Sacramento Police spokesman Sgt. Terrell Marshall said no injuries have been reported as a result of the incident at Jame Masjid. Sacramento Fire Capt. Niko King said firefighters with training in hazardous materials determined that the chemical was from a portable fire extinguisher.Marshall said a woman in her 30s to 50s with reddish hair entered the mosque at about 3 p.m. and set off a device that released fog. Marshall said one man was praying inside the mosque at the time and witnessed the event. He promptly left the building.Marshall said Sacramento Police would like to talk to the woman to find out about the incident. She is about 5 feet tall and was wearing black tights and a green scarf, he said.