Telegram channels linked to Russia offer cryptocurrency for attacks on mosques in United Kingdom

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A network of telegram channels allegedly linked to Russia is offering British residents to attack mosques and Muslims, for which they are promised payment in cryptocurrency. This is reported by The Guardian, citing a study by the British organization Hope not Hate, which fights racism.

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The groups have already been linked to several anti-Islamic graffiti, and in recent weeks, the perpetrators have also been encouraging knife attacks in exchange for cryptocurrency.

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Messages calling for violence against Muslim people and mosques are shared on Telegram channels in the UK, reports the Guardian. ...

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Telegram Channels Tied to Russia Offering Crypto for Attacks on UK Mosques

A Russia-linked Telegram network is allegedly offering cryptocurrency to UK residents in exchange for attacks on mosques and Muslims, The Guardian reported on February 28. The groups have reportedly shared bomb-making instructions and 3D-printed weapon designs. Posters with QR codes linking to these channels and related TikTok accounts have appeared across the UK. Activists warn the rhetoric has escalated from graffiti to direct calls for knife …

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Russia-linked Telegram channels ‘offering to pay for attacks on UK mosques’

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Members of the groups have spoken openly about “mass Quran burnings,” posted videos of arson, acid attacks, and testing homemade bombs, and more recently, have called for knife attacks.