Quran burned, thrown in front of mosque in Germany
BERLIN (AA): A copy of Quran was burned and thrown in front of a mosque in southwestern Germany, the Turkish-Muslim umbrella group DITIB said on Monday.
The incident happened in front of the Mimar Sinan Mosque in the town of Maulbronn, located in the state of Baden-Wurttemberg.
Osman Adibelli, director of the mosque association, said the incident took place on the night of Saturday, July 8.
“. . . when we reviewed surveillance footage of our mosque, we saw that an object was thrown in front of the mosque from a vehicle on the main street. Around 4.45 am (0245GMT), our congregation members who came for morning prayers noticed a burned Quran at the entrance of the mosque,” he explained.
Adibelli said they have filed a criminal complaint and added: “Due to the reflection of the headlights of the vehicle approaching the front of the mosque we do not know the license plate number or how many individuals were involved . . . .”
The incident comes in the wake of acts of burning or other forms of desecration of Quran in various European countries, including a recent high-profile Quran burning in front of a mosque in Sweden, allowed by the police.
Muslim leaders and politicians have stressed that such provocations are not covered by freedom of expression laws.
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