Sweden hearts mosques: Citizens fight Islamophobia, send messages of support
Boys read messages put up on an entrance to a mosque by neighbours pledging their support, in Uppsala.
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Boys read messages put up on an entrance to a mosque by neighbours pledging their support, in Uppsala. A Molotov cocktail was thrown at the mosque early on Thursday. No one was hurt and the fire burnt itself out, local media reported. Reuters
A police officer investigates a suspected arson in the basement of a mosque in the southern Swedish town of Eslov 29 December, 2014. Reuters
A police officer takes a photo at the site of a suspected arson at a mosque in the southern Swedish town of Eslov 29 December, 2014. Reuters
Girls carrying leaflets which read, "Don't touch my mosque", participate in a demonstration at the house of parliament in Stockholm on 2 January , 2015. Three mosques have suffered arson attacks in Sweden since Christmas Day, according to media reports. Reuters
Two policemen stand outside a mosque in Uppsala, Sweden on Friday, 2 January, 2015 as police tighten security around some of Sweden’s main mosques. The mosque suffered a firebomb attack on 1 January, one of three arson attacks targeting the Muslim community in Sweden since Christmas Day. Reuters