Five Mosques Attacked in Birmingham

ENGLAND: Five Mosques have been attacked in Birmingham over a night.

Home Secretary Sajid Javid has called the string of violent attack as:

Deeply concerning & distressing to see a number of mosques have been vandalized in Birmingham overnight. @WMPolice are investigating motive but let me be clear – hateful behavior has absolutely no place in our society & will never be accepted

Five Mosques Attacked in Birmingham with a sledgehammer

Deeply concerning & distressing to see number of mosques have been vandalised in Birmingham overnight. @WMPolice are investigating motive but let me be clear – hateful behaviour has absolutely no place in our society & will never be accepted https://t.co/G9EFerOt9W
— Sajid Javid (@sajidjavid) March 21, 2019

The windows of the Five Birmingham Mosques were reportedly shattered by a sledgehammer. The Counter-terrorism officers are investigating the attacks.

The attacks are being treated as linked but the motive has not been established as yet.

We've launched an investigation after attacks on four mosques in #Birmingham overnight. Can you help the investigation? Get in touch. ⬇ https://t.co/xrZh1dVQcy
— West Midlands Police (@WMPolice) March 21, 2019

A spokesperson for Witton Islamic Centre on Witton Road and also in Aston said CCTV captures footage of a man smashing windows at about 01:30.

Glass windows were shattered

John Cotton, Labour Cllr for Glebe Farm & Tile Cross. has tweeted:

Appalled to see that Birmingham mosques have been the target of vandalism and violence overnight. I’m working with @WMPolice & @BhamCityCouncil to ensure we find those responsible & support our Muslim communities. These thugs do not speak for Birmingham & will not divide us.

The Muslim community fears there may be more similar attack.

Appalled to see that Birmingham mosques have been the target of vandalism and violence overnight. I’m working with @WMPolice & @BhamCityCouncil to ensure we find those responsible & support our Muslim communities. These thugs do not speak for Birmingham & will not divide us.
— John Cotton (@CllrJohnCotton) March 21, 2019

Slade Road Mosque in Erdington

Labour party Councillor, Cllr Majid Mahmood, has tweeted the video clip of the Slade Road mosque. The Mosque was attacked at night.

This is the Slade Road mosque in Erdington that was attacked last night. All the broken windows have been boarded up

In total 5 mosques were attacked with the offenders using sledgehammers

The Muslim community is fearful of more attacks, and we need @WMPolice to step up patrols pic.twitter.com/caogRsoeEy
— Cllr Majid Mahmood (@CllrMajid) March 21, 2019

Albert Road Mosque (Jamia Masjid Ghousia)

Albert Road mosque (Jamia Masjid Ghousia) located at the Aston part of
Birmingham. Disturbing sighted of the mosque windows shattered as visible in the clip.

This is Albert Road mosque (Jamia Masjid Ghousia) that was attacked overnight in the Aston part of Birmingham.

I am here with the trustees and @WMPolice .

I understand from locals 5 mosques were attacked overnight with sledgehammers.

A disgusting attack on places of worship!! pic.twitter.com/F1aoMiEHj8
— Cllr Majid Mahmood (@CllrMajid) March 21, 2019

Witton Road Islamic Center

Witton Road Islamic Center was also attacked by the sledgehammer.

Unfortunately the Witton Road Islamic Centre was attacked overnight by an individual who used a sledgehammer to break the windows.

I said last week that Muslims were afraid after the terrorist attacks in #ChristChurch

We need support in Brum @WMPolice. pic.twitter.com/7RjTqjRXbx
— Cllr Majid Mahmood (@CllrMajid) March 21, 2019

Clean up after the attack on Witton Road Islamic Centre in Brum this morning.

This is the clean up after the attack on Witton Road Islamic Centre in Brum this morning

I have reports of a no of Islamic Centres & a Muslim girls school attacked overnight!

The systematic #Islamophobia by the MSM & @Conservatives are responsible for these disgusting attacks pic.twitter.com/ma2yVi5754
— Cllr Majid Mahmood (@CllrMajid) March 21, 2019

Police have said the reports of an attack on Birchfield Road were received at 02:30 GMT, police said.

About 45 minutes later, similar attack alerts were received for Erdington with more in Aston and Perry Barr. Another on Albert Road was struck at 10:00 GMT.

FEAR IN MUSLIM COMMUNITY

The Muslim community fears there may be more similar attack.

Yousef Zaman, chairman of Masjid Faizul Islam mosque in Aston has said he was shocked when he heard of the attacks.

He also said fear prevails in the Muslim Community. They are afraid of sending their children to the mosques, they fear it is not safe. They will not send the children to the mosques today but they will not stop praying and going to the mosques. They are determined to win the haters.

The attack on Five Birmingham Mosque is reported just a few days after the Christchurch Mosque Shooting. Fifty Muslim worshipers were martyred in New Zealand during Friday prayers.