Bulgarian Mosque attacked, fire extinguished

Rasa - A fire at the entrance of the Hudavendigar Mosque entrance in the capital of Plovdiv has been extinguished.

News ID: 1976

Date: 08 January 2015 - 15:43

RNA - According to World Bulletin, In a statement from the police department, the mosque, known as the Friday mosque was targeted by attackers and attempted by arson. Eyewitnesses at the mosque entrance said that the attacker spilt fuel, and fled the scene after starting a fire. The fire was extinguished and the attacker was caught by police when trying to take fuel at a nearby petrol station.

Plovdiv District Prosecutor Office spokesman Galina Andreeva did not name the attacker, and said that he would be charged with damaging historical and cultural property as well as fuel theft.

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