A suspected petrol bomb exploded outside a crowded Perth mosque last night in what has been called a deliberate "criminal act of hate". Yahya Adel Ibrahim, from the mosque, wrote on Facebook that "a suspected petrol bomb" was to blame and "hate fuelled graffiti put on the wall". The explosion happened outside the Thornlie Mosque near the Australian Islamic College while hundreds of people were inside worshipping. This, undoubtedly is a criminal act of hate, but it is the act of a person or group not the greater whole," Mr Ibrahim said. When they rushed outside they found a 4WD on fire and that anti-Islamic slogans had been sprayed on the mosque walls.

Source: New Zealand Herald June 30, 2016 19:52 UTC