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Bonfire Lit Ahead of PSNI Removal of Mosque Replica
Police said they would have removed the display as evidence, and politicians condemned the anti-migrant bonfire as a hate crime.
- On Thursday night, organizers lit the Moygashel bonfire in Northern Ireland a day early as the Police Service of Northern Ireland launched an operation to remove a replica mosque from the pyre.
- The Moygashel Bonfire Association claimed the display was an act of "political protest" against "uncontrolled illegal mass immigration" ahead of July 12 commemorations marking King William III's victory.
- Police charged a 56-year-old man with incitement to hatred, as the replica featured an effigy holding a knife and banners reading "secure our borders" and "end the threat of radical Islam."
- Northern Ireland Secretary Hilary Benn described the display as a "sickening and cowardly act of intimidation," while Amnesty International called it a "blatant attempt to stir up anti-Muslim hatred and intimidate local families."
- Prominent loyalist Jamie Bryson claimed locals knew of police movements in advance, while critics warned images will travel globally, "damaging Northern Ireland's reputation and playing into the hands of critics of unionist and loyalist culture.
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A model of a mosque was burned on the border in the pro-British Northern Ireland town of Moygashel on Thursday, the day before celebrations that included burning the border, as organizers wanted to prevent police from removing the mosque. Local politicians are calling it a hate crime.
Authorities, community workers and the church have appealed for a peaceful event and tolerance.
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