Muslim council warns mosques around US of threats

The Georgia chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations is calling on mosques around the nation to alert law enforcement if they receive threatening phone calls from a right-wing extremist who has reportedly threatened to attack a Georgia mosque. An unidentified man has called an Augusta-area mosque from a Missouri phone number at least eight […]

The Georgia chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations is calling on mosques around the nation to alert law enforcement if they receive threatening phone calls from a right-wing extremist who has reportedly threatened to attack a Georgia mosque. An unidentified man has called an Augusta-area mosque from a Missouri phone number at least eight times since June 22, leaving more than 20 minutes of voicemail messages threatening to shoot, bomb and otherwise attack mosques and attack Muslims in America.

“This is what hate sounds like,” said CAIR-Georgia executive director Edward Ahmed Mitchell. “Death threats are nothing new to our community, but these messages may represent the worst hate speech levied against a Georgia mosque since the (2016 Presidential) election.”

The suspect never mentions Georgia or the name of the specific mosque receiving the messages. The mosque, which has previously faced anti-Muslim bigotry, has decided to remain anonymous in order to protect itself from potential copycat attacks and attackers. (11alive.com)