Mosque, Muslims' houses face Islamophobic attacks in Bosnia

By Talha Ozturk

BELGRADE, Serbia (AA) – A mosque and houses of Muslims in Bosnia and Herzegovina's Surmanci town have been subjected to numerous Islamophobic attacks recently.

City of Capljina's Islamic Council chief Imam Adem Suta said there have been many attacks in Surmanci 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.