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Mosque in Austria suffers Islamophobic attack

Hate message written on walls of mosque in Sollenau municipality

Aşkın Kıyağan  | 07.06.2022 - Update : 07.06.2022
Mosque in Austria suffers Islamophobic attack Credit: Turkish Embassy in Vienna, Austria

VIENNA

A mosque in Austria was subjected to an Islamophobic and racist attack on Monday. 

The words "Go back home" were written on the walls of the Yesil Mosque in Lower Austria by an unidentified individual who entered the area without permission, according to mosque officials.

Türkiye’s Ambassador to Austria, Ozan Ceyhun, condemned the incident and said he hopes this will be the last "racist attack" that disturbs the peace in Austria

Meanwhile, the Turkish Consul-General in Vienna, Cafer Mert Ozmert, visited the mosque to show solidarity.

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