FBI asked to probe posts: 'I suppose dynamite would be considered an
extreme response'
WASHINGTON, Feb. 19 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Council on
American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) today asked the St. Louis, Mo., office of
the FBI to investigate apparent threats against a local mosque posted on an
anti-Muslim Internet hate site.
Threatening comments on the Little Green Footballs hate site about a
new minaret being built near that mosque included:
SEE: An Islamic Prayer Tower in St. Louis
1. "I suppose dynamite would be considered an extreme response."
2. "The tower would make a nice target for lots of things... Perhaps
one could start by bombing the thing with pig s**t from a light plane."
3. "Anyone got some RPGs to coat in pig fat?"
4. "Would be a shame if it were to be vandalized or destroyed. Just a
shame I tell you....wink wink STL youth."
"These types of violent comments should not be taken lightly and should
be investigated by state and federal law enforcement authorities," said
CAIR Civil Rights Manager Khadija Athman.
The apparent threats come following an arson attack on a Tennessee
mosque allegedly by three members of the "Christian Identity" movement and
a fire-bomb attack on a Minnesota Muslim business.
SEE: CAIR Applauds Arrests in TN Mosque Arson
http://www.cair.com/ArticleDetails.aspx?ArticleID=24197&&name=n&&currPage=1&&A
ctive=1
SEE ALSO: MN: Investigators Say Fire Could Be Hate Crime
http://www.cair.com/ArticleDetails.aspx?ArticleID=24208&&name=n&&currPage=1&&A
ctive=1
Because of similar bias-related incidents nationwide, CAIR is urging
Muslim individuals and institutions to review security procedures using
advice contained in its "Muslim Community Safety Kit."
SEE: CAIR Muslim Community Safety Kit
http://www.cair.com/ActionCenter/CommunityToolKit.aspx
CAIR, America's largest Islamic civil liberties group, has 35 offices
and chapters nationwide and in Canada. Its mission is to enhance the
understanding of Islam, encourage dialogue, protect civil liberties,
empower American Muslims, and build coalitions that promote justice and
mutual understanding.
CONTACT: CAIR-St. Louis Executive Director Melissa Matos, 636-207-8882;
CAIR National Communications Director Ibrahim Hooper, 202-488-8787 or
202-744-7726, E-Mail: ihooper@cair.com; CAIR Strategic Communications
Director Ahmed Rehab, 202-870-0166, E-Mail: arehab@cair.com; CAIR
Communications Coordinator Amina Rubin, 202-488-8787, E-Mail:
arubin@cair.com
SOURCE Council on American-Islamic Relations
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Related links:
http://www.cair.com/ActionCenter/CommunityToolKit.aspx
CONTACT:
National Communications Director Ibrahim
Hooper, +1-202-488-8787 or +1-202-744-7726, ihooper@cair.com, St.
Louis Executive Director Melissa Matos, +1-636-207-8882,
Strategic Communications Director Ahmed Rehab, +1-202-870-0166,
arehab@cair.com, or Communications Coordinator Amina Rubin,
+1-202-488-8787, arubin@cair.com, all of CAIR
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