Mosque in Sacramento firebombed in suspected hate crime attack
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Brooke Anderson
Washington, D.C.
03 January, 2023
A recent firebomb at a mosque in California is a rare incident in the area, but it comes at a time of increased attacks on mosques across the US.
A Molotov cocktail that exploded in a mosque over the Christmas holiday weekend in northern California is suspected to be a hate crime.
The attack took place at the Islamic Center in Tracy near the state capital of Sacramento. Though no one was there at the time, the damage from the improvised explosive was significant, causing fire damage to the building.
"It's very clear to me it's a hate crime," Ghaleb Abdulla, a member of the board of trustees at the Islamic Center, was quoted as saying by
local media. He added that this was the first time in 15 years they'd had to call law enforcement over such an incident. However, it comes at a time when there is a rise in attacks on mosques across the United States.