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Replica Mosque on Loyalist Bonfire Condemned as 'Vile'
- On Thursday, a replica mosque and anti-Islam signs appeared on a loyalist bonfire pyre in Moygashel, Co Tyrone, bearing messages reading "Secure our borders" and "End the threat of radical Islam" ahead of Friday's scheduled lighting.
- Moygashel has a history of bonfire-related incidents, including condemnation last year after effigies of migrants in a boat were burned, while police have recently removed "Muslims not welcome" signs from a nearby children's play park.
- SDLP councillor Karol McQuade branded the display "vile, dangerous and deeply irresponsible," while Amnesty International Northern Ireland Director Patrick Corrigan called it a "blatant attempt to stir up anti-Muslim hatred and intimidate local families."
- Police have been urged to intervene following the incident, and a 56-year-old was arrested on suspicion of contravening Article 9 of the Public Order Order 1987 in the village near Dungannon.
- Eleventh night bonfires are scheduled across Northern Ireland for Friday, Saturday, and Sunday ahead of the Orange Order's July 12 parades, with most events passing without incident though some become focal points for contention.
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Man arrested over mosque effigy on loyalist bonfire in Northern Ireland
Northern Irish police arrested a man on Thursday after a replica mosque was placed on a bonfire in an anti-Islam stunt in a village.Bonfires made up of wooden pallets are lit across Northern Ireland every year in the run-up to Orange Order traditional parades on July 12 that mark a Protestant victory over Catholics in...
Replica of mosque on bonfire in Northern Ireland condemned as ‘sickening’
Northern Irish police arrested a man on Thursday over the placing of a replica of a mosque at the top of a bonfire due to be lit in a pro-British town, an action condemned by the British government and local politicians. Bonfires are lit across the British region in mainly…
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Leaning Left7Leaning Right4Center11Last UpdatedBias Distribution50% Center
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