Thursday, February 2, 2012

USA: Vandalism of Mosque in Chantilly, Virginia un-American - Senator Webb

“The reported vandalism of a mosque in Chantilly, Virginia, is an affront to the American traditions which we hold dear. We must not remain silent when any house of worship is attacked like this on our soil.”

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Source/Credit: Jim Webb | Online
By Press release | January 31, 2012

Washington, DC—Senator Jim Webb (D-VA) issued the following statement regarding reports of vandalism against the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Mosque in Chantilly, Virginia.

“The reported vandalism of a mosque in Chantilly, Virginia, is an affront to the American traditions which we hold dear. We must not remain silent when any house of worship is attacked like this on our soil.”

According to the media reports, vandals attacked an under-construction mosque in Chantilly over the weekend, causing extensive damange, authorities said.

The Washington Post reported that all of the mosque’s first-level windows and door glass were shattered by thrown rocks, causing about $60,000 in damages

According to Usman Ghumman, general secretary for the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Mosque, the doors and windows were custom made to match the mosque’s design and artifacts.

He said he wasn’t aware of specific threats to the mosque before it was vandalized, The Washington Post has reported.

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2 comments:

  1. AnonymousFebruary 2, 2012 at 5:59 AM

    Government of Pakistan should learn a lesson from this how to tackle with such situations.

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  2. AnonymousFebruary 2, 2012 at 6:03 AM

    Pakistan's Government should learn a lesson from this, how to tackle with such issues...numbers of Ahmadiyya mosques have been damaged by fanatics in Pakistan, but what action did the Government of Pakistan take ???

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