Mosque, Muslim Houses in Bosnian Town Targeted in Islamophobic Attacks

Numerous Islamophobic attacks have reportedly targeted a mosque and houses of Muslims in a town in Bosnia and Herzegovina.

City of Capljina's Islamic Council chief Imam Adem Suta said there have been many attacks in the Surmanci town in recent days, targeting Muslims.

“First of all, the windows of the mosque were broken, then the windows and a door of the mosque were hit with an air gun,” said Suta, adding that attackers also targeted houses of Muslims.

Police are investigating the attack and looking for the perpetrators, said Suta.

According to Suta, the ugliest attack was when a dead lizard was thrown into the area where a funeral prayer was taking place.

Bosnia and Herzegovina often witnesses Islamophobic graffiti and murals, threatening and insulting Bosnian Muslims, mostly in areas where the Croat population is concentrated.

Source: Anadolu Agency