Packages with racist threats sent to 3 mosques in Germany
Three mosques in Bochum, Castrop-Rauxel and Recklinghausen in the German state of North Rhine Westphalia (KRV) received packages containing racist threats.
The packages sent to mosques affiliated to the Turkish Islamic Union for Religious Affairs (DITIB) contained racist threats and insults in Turkish and German, as well as burnt pages of the Koran, pork and faeces.
The packages were sent by post to the Mevlana Mosque in Castrop-Rauxel on Friday 27 October, to the Central Mosque in Recklinghausen on Saturday 28 October and to the Central Mosque in Bochum on Monday 30 October.
A criminal complaint was filed against those who sent the parcels.
In a joint statement, Adnan Akçay, President of the DITIB Bochum Central Mosque, Hayri Yılmaz, President of the DITIB Recklinghausen Central Mosque and Kubilay Çorbacı, President of the DITIB Castrop-Rauxel Mevlana Mosque, expressed their deep sorrow over the incident.
In the statement condemning the attacks against mosques in the strongest way, the following were recorded
"As always, we will not compromise our dignified and rational stance against provocations. This heinous attack has deeply upset us and our neighbours. Both we and our community are worried. The continuation of similar attacks will cause serious concerns in the society. We demand that the perpetrator or perpetrators be caught and brought to justice as soon as possible."
There were 35 mosque attacks in Germany in 2022 and a total of 768 mosque attacks in the last 7.5 years.
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