[quote]NEW YORK (Reuters) - New York police are investigating as bias crimes four Molotov cocktail attacks on Sunday night including one against a mosque with 75 people inside and another against a Hindu place of worship.
No injuries were reported.
New York Governor [URL="http://www.wtkr.com/topic/politics/government/andrew-cuomo-PEPLT00007686.topic"]Andrew Cuomo[/URL] on Monday assigned state law enforcement officials to assist the [URL="http://www.wtkr.com/topic/us/new-york/new-york-city-PLGEO100100804000000.topic"]New York City[/URL] investigation, saying the attacks "go against everything we stand for as New Yorkers and Americans," and the [URL="http://www.wtkr.com/topic/crime-law-justice/justice-rights/civil-rights/council-on-american-islamic-relations-ORCIG000002.topic"]Council on American-Islamic Relations[/URL] condemned the attacks.
The arson attacks occurred over two hours on Sunday night in the borough [URL="http://www.wtkr.com/topic/us/new-york/new-york-city/queens-%28new-york-city%29-PLGEO100100805010000.topic"]Queens[/URL], police said. The first firebomb hit a convenience store, causing damage behind the counter, and the second hit a private house.
Residents of the home escaped without harm but the fire caused extensive damage, police said.
The third targeted the Imam al-Khoei Foundation, a Shiite organization that provides education, funeral services, counseling and helps organize Islamic pilgrimages to [URL="http://www.wtkr.com/topic/intl/saudi-arabia-PLGEO00000070.topic"]Saudi Arabia[/URL], according to its website.
The fourth attack hit a private home where Hindu services are held.
About 75 to 80 worshippers were inside the mosque and some of them attempted to put out a small fire at the top of the door until the fire department arrived, imam Maan Alsahlani said.
"We don't know who did this and we cannot accuse anyone. We will let the police department deal with this," Alsahlani said.
This was the first attack against the mosque, he said.
"Even after September 11, nobody did anything to the center or attacked the center," Alsahlani said, referring to the time of high tension following the 2001 attacks.
CAIR, an Islamic civil rights group, called on police to increase patrols protecting mosques.
"Attacks on our nation's houses of worship must be condemned by all Americans and should be investigated and prosecuted using all available law enforcement resources," CAIR spokesman Ibrahim Hooper said in a statement.
Police said the suspect was a man driving a silver sport utility vehicle. At three of the sites the same type of glass container was used, a [URL="http://www.wtkr.com/topic/economy-business-finance/starbucks-corp.-ORCRP014398.topic"]Starbucks[/URL] Frappuccino bottle.
"Attacks such as this have no place in our open and inclusive society and we must do all we can to ensure New York remains a safe and tolerant place for all," Cuomo said in a statement, asking his state police chief and deputy secretary for public safety to aid the city police investigation.[/quote]
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Well luckily no one was hurt, though.
Somehow Fox will twist this against Muslims, and some one will twist this against Muslims and the police.
[QUOTE=ThePinkPanzer;34024315]Somehow Fox will twist this against Muslims[/QUOTE]
Which is interesting because they didn't.
Somehow someone will turn this into an opportunity to bash completely irreverent- oh hey
Whoever did this should be tried with mutliple accounts of attempted [I]murder[/I], not assault.
It's probably those Anti-Islam Occupy Rioters
[QUOTE=gra;34024865]It's probably those Anti-Islam Occupy Rioters[/QUOTE]
What?
[QUOTE=valkery;34025241]What?[/QUOTE]
He was suggesting what Fox News would say.
I can understand Muslim being attack due to sept 11 but why Hindus? What have Hindus ever do to New york?
My theory is that the attacker/s is an uneducated moron who cannot differentiate between a Muslim or a Hindu.
And for the record, Sep 11 was never a religiously motivated attack but the media and Al-Qaeda made it seems so.
[QUOTE=BCell;34026101]I can understand Muslim being attack due to sept 11 but why Hindus? What have Hindus ever do to New york?
My theory is that the attacker/s is an uneducated moron who cannot differentiate between a Muslim or a Hindu.[/QUOTE]
"Hindus and Muslims are both Islamis, right
And both Mindus and Huslims are from Iraq, a part of India
So both Mundus and Hislims are terrists
Parfait logic, if I must so say myself"
[QUOTE=BCell;34026101]And for the record, Sep 11 was never a religiously motivated attack but the media and Al-Qaeda made it seems so.[/QUOTE]
Care to elaborate?
[QUOTE=BCell;34026101]I can understand Muslim being attack due to sept 11 but why Hindus? What have Hindus ever do to New york?
My theory is that the attacker/s is an uneducated moron who cannot differentiate between a Muslim or a Hindu.
And for the record, Sep 11 was never a religiously motivated attack but the media and Al-Qaeda made it seems so.[/QUOTE]
Sadly, all the educated people who know this aren't in positions of power in the media.
[QUOTE=Psychokitten;34026181]Care to elaborate?[/QUOTE]
Political attack. bin Laden had it out for the US ever since Saudi Arabia turned down his offer for assistance against Iraq in 1991 in favor of the US-led Coalition's offer. He had a personal vendetta against the US and the west for it, and said it was religious in nature in order to gain support and followers from the Muslim world.
Damn ayrabs movin' into my country? I don't think so. God bless amurica'
[QUOTE=Zillamaster55;34024373]Which is interesting because they didn't.[/QUOTE]
And they won't. Anyone who says otherwise doesn't know what they're talking about. It's a bit of a bandwagon here to think otherwise. I'm not a huge fan for Fox and I know because Facepunch is generally Liberal leaning by default, anything conservative is looked down upon but the "Some how Fox will do X or twist Y" is pure ignorance.
I thought people were supposed to strive being open minded with their news sources and actually watch a variety of sources and decide for themselves.
That's why BBC is where it's at.
Anyway, with regards to the article: What's up with people being so stupid regarding the difference between Muslim and Hindu? You see a turban and you automatically think "muslim...terrorist...bad...!". Damn stupid.
Why am I not surprised this happened in New York?
[QUOTE] The first firebomb hit a convenience store, causing damage behind the counter, and the second hit a private house.
Residents of the home escaped without harm but the fire caused extensive damage, police said.
The third targeted the Imam al-Khoei Foundation, a Shiite organization that provides education, funeral services, counseling and helps organize Islamic pilgrimages to Saudi Arabia, according to its website.
The fourth attack hit a private home where Hindu services are held.[/QUOTE]
I don't know, this seems kind of random to me. Maybe just a bored pyromaniac.
The mosque was probably around 400 miles from ground zero, which is "too close".
[QUOTE=Daniel Smith;34027319]The mosque was probably around 400 miles from ground zero, which is "too close".[/QUOTE]
New York City is not 400 miles wide.
[QUOTE=Saza;34027412]New York City is not 400 miles wide.[/QUOTE]
I know.
Sounds like someone also may have confused hindus with muslims.
What a dumbass.
[QUOTE=Venezuelan;34026690]I don't know, this seems kind of random to me. Maybe just a bored pyromaniac.[/QUOTE]
Two religious services in a row?
I'm willing to bet the individuals who owned the store and private house resembled or were Muslim/Hindu
[editline]3rd January 2012[/editline]
Seems way to coincidental to be random.
[QUOTE=gra;34024865]It's probably those Anti-Islam Occupy Rioters[/QUOTE]
Someone actually did post that in the Fox News comment section regarding this article.
My family and I are in NYC for vacation; on the first day, we left the apartment to get some food. We saw all the firetrucks go by, wasn't sure what was going on. Glad no one got hurt.
[QUOTE=Bryanrocks0;34024280]Police said the suspect was a man driving a silver sport utility vehicle. At three of the sites the same type of glass container was used, a [b]Starbucks Frappuccino bottle.[/b][/QUOTE]
[i]Hipsters[/i]
[QUOTE=Esrange;34026622]Why am I not surprised this happened in New York?[/QUOTE]
New York isn't bad, I used to walk the streets at 9 PM and I was never mugged. It's the god damn news scaring people into believing that NYC is bad.
[QUOTE=Jim_Riley;34026575]And they won't. Anyone who says otherwise doesn't know what they're talking about. It's a bit of a bandwagon here to think otherwise. I'm not a huge fan for Fox and I know because Facepunch is generally Liberal leaning by default, anything conservative is looked down upon but the "Some how Fox will do X or twist Y" is pure ignorance.
I thought people were supposed to strive being open minded with their news sources and actually watch a variety of sources and decide for themselves.
That's why BBC is where it's at.
Anyway, with regards to the article: What's up with people being so stupid regarding the difference between Muslim and Hindu? You see a turban and you automatically think "muslim...terrorist...bad...!". Damn stupid.[/QUOTE]
You honestly think Fox will not find a way to twist this. When the Norway shootings began, who did they pin it on? Muslims. When any disaster happens, who do they pin it on? Muslims.
I wonder how long it will take for those naive idiots to stop attacking "foreign" religions.
[QUOTE=ThePinkPanzer;34039518]You honestly think Fox will not find a way to twist this. When the Norway shootings began, who did they pin it on? Muslims. When any disaster happens, who do they pin it on? Muslims.[/QUOTE]
But what you have to understand about the Norway shootings, everyone pretty much pinned it on Muslims, including a vast majority of facepunchers. Its not just a Fox thing.
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