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Winnipeg Mosque Vandalized in Possible Hate Crime

Police plan to use surveillance footage to verify suspected gunfire, identify suspects, guide increased patrols

Overview

  • The Rahma Islamic Centre on Watt Street suffered multiple broken windows after an attack that police are treating as a possible hate crime following reports late Wednesday night.
  • Winnipeg police say officers found freshly broken windows and that a passing vehicle may have fired at the mosque, a detail investigators are trying to confirm with forensic work and video.
  • The National Council of Canadian Muslims released security footage that it says shows two people approaching the building and one striking its walls with a blunt object.
  • No one was injured, no suspects have been identified and no arrests have been made, and police have asked the public to submit surveillance or dashcam footage to help the inquiry.
  • Community leaders say the incident follows a recent rise in anti-Muslim harassment in Canada and organizers planned a gathering at the mosque to support worshippers and press for answers.