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Australian police probe threatening letter to country's largest mosque ahead of Ramadan
The third threatening letter to Lakemba Mosque included violent imagery and references to the Christchurch massacre amid a 530% rise in Islamophobic incidents, authorities said.
- On Wednesday, Lakemba Mosque in western Sydney received its third threatening letter on the eve of Ramadan, containing a pig drawing, death threats, and references to Christchurch attacker Brenton Tarrant, prompting a police investigation.
- The Islamophobia Register Australia found a 530 per cent rise in Islamophobic incidents and Pauline Hanson, One Nation leader, made widely condemned remarks this week, which Prime Minister Anthony Albanese said 'legitimises' threats to Muslims.
- Up to 5,000 people are expected nightly at Lakemba Mosque during Ramadan and 50,000 for Eid, prompting the Lebanese Muslim Association to seek funded CCTV and security after a 70-year-old man was charged.
- NSW Police said they will increase patrols at religious sites and community events during Ramadan and deploy additional resources under Operation Shelter, while NSW government officials meet Muslim leaders amid rising community anxiety.
- Muslim communities across Australia say they are uneasy ahead of Ramadan amid an uptick in anti-Muslim incidents, with leaders urging calmer political discourse.
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Australian police probe a threatening letter sent to Lakemba Mosque in Sydney ahead of Ramadan, as authorities boost security and leaders condemn rising anti-Muslim threats.
Australian police probe threatening letter to country's largest mosque ahead of Ramadan
Australian police said on Thursday they had launched an investigation after a threatening letter was sent to the country’s largest mosque, the third such incident in the lead-up to the Muslim fasting month of Ramadan.
Australian police probe threatening letter to country’s largest mosque ahead of Ramazan
Australian police said on Thursday they had launched an investigation after a threatening letter was sent to the country’s largest mosque, the third such incident in the lead-up to Ramazan. The letter sent to Lakemba Mosque in Sydney’s west on Wednesday contained a drawing of a pig and a threat to kill the “Muslim race”, local media reported. Police said they had taken the letter for forensic testing and would continue to patrol religious sites,…
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