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Islamic Cemetery in Suburban Minneapolis is Vandalized
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) _ An Islamic cemetery that was initially denied a permit in suburban Minneapolis has now been vandalized.
The Minnesota chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations says vandals recently entered the Al Maghfirah cemetery in Castle Rock Township and spray painted profanities and swastikas. CAIR-MN says the vandals also damaged walls, furniture and other property. One spray-painted message apparently says: ``Leave, you R dead.''
Last year, a court forced Castle Rock Township to issue a conditional use permit for the cemetery, finding that the township's initial decision to deny the permit was arbitrary.
CAIR-MN executive director Jaylani Hussein says the attack on the cemetery comes at a time of increasing anti-Muslim incidents nationwide.
He is urging authorities to investigate it as a possible hate crime.
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