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Birmingham Mosques Attacked With Catapults During Prayers

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Muslim groups in the UK have condemned catapult attacks on two mosques in the city of Birmingham, which smashed several windows during evening prayers.

 

The Masjid Qamarul Islam mosque and the nearby Al-Hijrah mosque were hit with large ball bearings fired from a heavy-duty catapult on Wednesday.

Armed police officers were “deployed as a precaution”, local police said on Twitter.

On Thursday, police said they had opened an investigation into the attacks, which are being treated as hate crimes, adding that extra officers would be deployed in the area.

“Whilst we don’t fully know the motives yet, these ball bearings are the size of marbles – [and have the] potential to kill,” said the Birmingham-based Bahu Trust, which runs several British mosques.

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