A petrol bomb exploded outside a mosque at the Australian Islamic College in Thornlie, southeast of Perth, while hundreds of Muslims were inside for evening prayer. An anti-Islam message left on the mosque wall indicates the attack was motivated by hate. The hate crime took place on Tuesday night at around 8 pm local time. Hundreds of worshippers were inside for their daily evening prayer when they heard a loud bang, according to the West Australian. They rushed outside and saw a burning Toyota Prado and three people running down an alleyway next to the college. Later they found an offensive message reading “F**k Islam” sprayed on the mosque wall behind the burning vehicle.
Last year, Australia’s Human Rights Commission recorded a dramatic spike in attacks against Muslim communities. Australian Muslims have been subject to regular racial and religious vilification, which is both spoken and printed in offensive letters and pamphlets.
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