By Isaac Stanley-Becker Isaac Stanley-Becker Reporter based in the U.K. Email Bio Follow March 25 at 5:31 AM The Muslim community in Escondido, Calif., gathered a week ago for an interfaith prayer vigil, insisting that a distance of nearly 7,000 miles did not ease the pain they felt for the 50 victims of a pair of mosque shootings in Christchurch, New Zealand.
In the wee hours of Sunday, seven people were inside the Dar-ul-Arqam mosque in Escondido, about 30 miles north of downtown San Diego, when someone outside tried to set the building ablaze, according to city police. No one was injured in the fire, which marred the exterior of the mosque. The worshipers who had been inside were able to snuff out the flames with a fire extinguisher.
Authorities didn’t shed further light on the words spray-painted on the building’s exterior. Muslim leaders said they remained in the dark about the precise language, as police feared that disclosing the exact message might jeopardize an ongoing investigation.By the time he took his 11- and 12-year-old sons to see the damage for themselves, the language had been removed.
The uptick in anti-Muslim incidents in 2017 came after the previous year had already earned disrepute as “the worst year on record for incidents in which mosques were targets of bias,” according to CAIR. The organization documented 139 instances of damage, destruction or vandalism in 2016 — the highest figure since it began keeping count in 2009. Mosques from Austin to Bellevue, Wash., came under attack.
Please show a photo of the damage. Fortunately it was put out quickly & damage was to an exterior wall. I hope the perpetrator is caught. This should never happen to any place of worship.
There will be a counterprotest to the Proud Boys rally next month in Long Beach. With luck, these thugs will get payback.
Who the hell could that be, Allah forgive them !!
This arson is suspicious to me. What kind of arsonist leave a NOTE?
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FAKE NEWS ALERT: A fire was set on the DRIVEWAY of a Mosque. It was put out by occupants without injury or significant damage. While this is still a hate crime that should be deplored, the mosque itself WAS NOT SET ABLAZE. Why does the WaPoo insist on exaggerating this story?
Well I hope they catch the alleged human who so cowardly did this and he/ she goes to jail for a loooong time. They are pieces of crap.
God protect all there and in the holy 🙏 wolds
No one believes anything WaPo reports. Hoax
and 300 christians were killed clearly connected to the muslim brotherhood.
3 a.m., note left in parking lot, someone was able to notice and put out with fire extinguisher...sounds like another 'Jussie' to me.
Considering all that has happened over the past 10+ years, it's impressive there hasn't been more of such things.
Where is the article about Rep Omar encouraging Muslims to commit violence?
clearly Islamophobia, dual standards for Muslims, why not to call such white people terrorists ? West needs to re-think
Wow? Set ablaze? Lol! I can’t make Wapo lunacy up. Really?
And there's never any responsibility....taken. NEVER! Absurd, they said, that the killer in New Zealand even REFERRED to tRump himself. ABSURD Excuse me! They just think whatever they say is true for the rest of us It's fantasy!
Welcome to the tRump era of hate. White supremacists seem to call the shots.
Can we believe you? You propagated a two year lie regarding Trump-Russia collusion.
QUICK ACTIN..WE MUST FIND THIS PERSON/S.
See the crazies feel they can do this shit..bc...Trump Asshat
Not the first time - there have been arsons and attempted arsons on mosques since early 2017 at least.
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