Five mosques vandalised in central England!

• The police are investigating after mosques in Birmingham had their windows smashed overnight.

Counter-terrorism officers in central England are investigating attacks on five mosques in which windows were apparently shattered by a sledgehammer.

The attacks in Birmingham are being treated as linked. No motive has been established.

The incidents in Birmingham come just days after an attacker killed 50 worshippers in two mosques in New Zealand. The attack last week prompted many leaders in the UK to reach out to Muslims and offer support and reassurance.
British Home Secretary Sajid Javid says that the Birmingham attacks are "deeply concerning."


We've launched an investigation after attacks on four mosques in #Birmingham overnight. Can you help the investigation? Get in touch. ? 

#UPDATE | At 10.04am today police were called to a mosque on Albert Road following reports that a window had just been smashed. At this stage, it is being treated as linked to the earlier incidents: 

In a tweet, Javid stressed that "hateful behaviour has absolutely no place in our society & will never be accepted."


Deeply concerning & distressing to see number of mosques have been vandalised in Birmingham overnight. @WMPolice are investigating motive but let me be clear - hateful behaviour has absolutely no place in our society & will never be accepted https://t.co/G9EFerOt9W- Sajid Javid (@sajidjavid) March 21, 2019

Birmingham City Council cabinet member Waseem Zaffar wrote on Twitter that the community "will fight back against any hate and division with love, peace and harmony."