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Hate crimesPolice officers are investigating after an incendiary explodes outside a mosque on Long Island, damaging the metal crescent, a symbol of Islam.
At the Masjid Fatima al-Zahra Mosque in Ronkonkoma, a Molotov cocktail-like device exploded late Sunday night,Suffolk County Police Secretary Rodney Harrisontold Newsday. rice field. No one was injured and the only reported damage was a silver crescent outside the facility.
Imam Ahmed Ibrahim said he was in the mosque after he prayed when he heard the explosion and thought it was the fireworks on July 4th. But looking out, Ibrahim saw the crescent moon burning and said, "People are coming from the street and trying to extinguish the flames with soil."
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No one was injured , Imam made him feel that damage to a symbol resembling a Christian cross hurt him. "We are very peaceful here," Ibrahim told Newsday. "We have good relationships with everyone, good relationships with our neighbors, good relationships with other religions."
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Harrison said his department's arson and hate crime units are investigating the attack. He said executives are scrutinizing social media to see if anyone is chatting online about the incident.
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"Hate crime against the Islamic community" Is a hate crime for allSuffolk countiesresidents, "Harrison said at the mosque on Tuesday. "This should be angry for everyone."
