Sign up Thank you for subscribing We have more newsletters Show me See our privacy noticeWorshippers at a mosque in east London have been attacked with eggs, prompting a police investigation. The incident at the Ilford Islamic Centre happened this week, while the Muslim community continues to observe the holy month of Ramadan - which ends next week. Local politicians have condemned the incident as a “disgraceful act of hatred and violence” that has “no place” in the community. The Federation of Redbridge Muslim Organisations tweeted that eggs and other items had been thrown at worshippers and that five people were hit, but none seriously injured. Sam Tarry, Labour MP for Ilford South, said: “I am shocked and saddened to hear of this Islamophobic attack against Ilford Mosque.

Source: Daily Mirror May 07, 2021 21:34 UTC