Steve_j
5th October 2009, 12:56
Ripped from indy media
One week before anti-Islam protesters the English Defence League (EDL) hit Manchester, up to 20 Muslim graves have been damaged by vandals at Manchester Southern Cemetery. Police are treating it as a hate crime.
It is believed the incident took place between the late hours of Thursday 1 October and early on Friday morning. Staff at the cemetery on Barlow Moor Road found that around 20 headstones had been pushed over and a number broken the following day. As those targeted were exclusively in the Muslim section of the site, Greater Manchester Police believe the attack was religiously or racially motivated.
“This sort of mindless, racist behaviour must be utterly condemned,” said Detective Constable Rob Southern.
http://indymedia.org.uk/img/extlink.gif http://themule.info/article/muslim-graves-desecrated-in-hate-campaign
Another article here.
http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/news/s/1153240_muslim_graves_vandalised
Doesnt seem to be much online about it. But if it is true, tensions will have no doubt just gone up a notch in regards to next week.
One week before anti-Islam protesters the English Defence League (EDL) hit Manchester, up to 20 Muslim graves have been damaged by vandals at Manchester Southern Cemetery. Police are treating it as a hate crime.
It is believed the incident took place between the late hours of Thursday 1 October and early on Friday morning. Staff at the cemetery on Barlow Moor Road found that around 20 headstones had been pushed over and a number broken the following day. As those targeted were exclusively in the Muslim section of the site, Greater Manchester Police believe the attack was religiously or racially motivated.
“This sort of mindless, racist behaviour must be utterly condemned,” said Detective Constable Rob Southern.
http://indymedia.org.uk/img/extlink.gif http://themule.info/article/muslim-graves-desecrated-in-hate-campaign
Another article here.
http://www.theasiannews.co.uk/news/s/1153240_muslim_graves_vandalised
Doesnt seem to be much online about it. But if it is true, tensions will have no doubt just gone up a notch in regards to next week.