UK: Hate crime probe after 'pork sausages' thrown over wall into Finsbury Park Mosque

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In November, police stepped up patrols outside the mosque after a petrol bomb was hurled over the gates in a failed arson attempt.

Times of Ahmad | News Watch | UK Desk
Source/Credit: The London Evening Standard
By Jamie Bullen | May 28, 2016

Police have released a CCTV image of a man they wish to speak to after a bag of meat was thrown into Finsbury Park Mosque.

Detectives said the bag, which reportedly contained pork sausages and meat remains, was hurled inside the religious centre's grounds in St Thomas’s Road, Finsbury Park at around 2am on Thursday.

The discovery is being treated as a religiously aggravated hate crime, police said.

Mosque chairman Mohammed Kozbar told the Islington Tribune: “This is really quite offensive to us We are taking it very seriously.

“We want to put a very strong message out there that we will not put up with this.

Detective Inspector Ralph Coates of Islington Community Safety Unit said: "We take hate crime extremely seriously as we know how destructive these offences can be, both to individuals and to communities.

"I would urge anyone who recognises this man or has any information that will help the investigation to contact police."

In November, police stepped up patrols outside the mosque after a petrol bomb was hurled over the gates in a failed arson attempt.

Religious leaders said it was lucky the paper fuse was put out by rain before the makeshift device could explode.

Anyone with information about the incident or who can identify the man is asked to contact Islington Community Safety Unit on 020 7421 0281 or alternatively call 101. You can also contact Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.



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