US Muslim group urges probe into attempted arson at cemetery

US Muslim group urges probe into attempted arson at cemetery

Muslim cemetery last vandalized in August 2017

By Servet Gunerigok

WASHINGTON (AA) - The largest Muslim advocacy organization in the US urged an investigation Tuesday into an attempted arson attack at a Muslim cemetery in the state of Minnesota.

The Minnesota chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-MN) demanded that state and federal law enforcement agencies, including the FBI, probe a possible bias motive for the attack at the Al Maghfirah Cemetery in Castle Rock Township in Dakota County.

CAIR-MN said someone smelled gas in the early morning hours Tuesday.

Community members found more than 30 tires placed inside a cemetery building and "a large gas pipe was cut inside the facility, possibly seeking an explosion and subsequent fire," said the group.

CAIR-MN Executive Director Jaylani Hussein said in a statement that an explosion and resulting fire were "thankfully averted in what appears to be the latest hate attack on the Muslim community.”

Hussein stressed that hate crimes against the Muslim community continue to increase.

The Muslim cemetery was last vandalized with the destruction of property in August 2017.



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