Thursday, November 09, 2006

Christian Vandals strike

POLICE PROBE PORK FOUND OUTSIDE EDMONTON MOSQUE - TOP Edmonton Journal, 11/8/06
http://www.canada.com/topics/news/national/story.html?id=cc43102b-a110-461e-89c5-a7fe42988888&k=21969
Police in Edmonton are investigating a hate crime that targeted a mosque in the city's north end last week.Scraps of pig meat were left at the doorstep and front windows of the Canadian Islamic Centre sometime after 1 a.m. on November 1, before members arrived for 5 a.m. prayers.The centre's president, Khalid Tarabain, called the incident a great concern for community members, who have seen windows broken and eggs thrown at the centre in the past."Muslims don't eat pork, it's forbidden. It's a religious thing," he said. "It's not a vandalism or anything, it has a meaning." (MORE)

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