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Four Islamic centres in Auckland were attacked on Saturday night.
The Mt
Roskill Mosque in Sandringham, the El Mustafa Mosque and the Al
Faraq Cultural Centre in Otahuhu and the New Zealand Muslim
Association Mosque in Ponsonby were vandalised.
Windows were broken, a door smashed in and graffiti sprayed on the
buildings.
Prime
Minister Helen Clark said she's saddened by the attacks which she
assumes are a reaction to the London bombings.
She said New Zealand's Muslim community is peaceful and law abiding
and it's wrong to single them out for retaliation.
The
attacks come two days after four bombs were detonated on the London
underground and on a bus.
There have been 49 confirmed fatalities, while concerns remain for
a further 25 missing people. At least 700 were injured.
A claim for the attacks has been made in the name of al-Qaeda by a
group calling itself the Abu Hafs al-Masri brigade. However,
investigations are continuing.
