A swastika was placed in front of a Muslim prayer house in the Ivanovo region

On the night of September 3, an unknown person broke a window in a Muslim prayer house in Furmanovo, Ivanovo region, with a stone. In addition, the attacker built a sign of bricks that looked like a swastika on a flower bed in front of the building.

An 18-year-old local resident was detained on suspicion of hooliganism. According to preliminary data, he was in a state of intoxication.

The chairman of the Ivanovo Muslim community, Farid Lyapin, is outraged that the actions of an intruder are qualified by the police as hooliganism. According to F. Lyapin, these actions "clearly fall under the article on inciting ethnic hatred." In this regard, the head of the Ivanovo Muslims intends to meet with the prosecutor of the Ivanovo region.

Recall that in February, a Muslim prayer house in Shuya was set on fire .

Sources

• In the Ivanovo region, a suspect was detained in hooliganism on the territory of a Muslim prayer house // Interfax-religion. 2008. September 3rd.
• The leader of the Ivanovo Muslims will seek a meeting with the prosecutor of the region // Islam.ru. 2008. October 22. (With reference to Muslim-press)