LONDON – Letters and notes promoting attacks on Muslims have reportedlybeen distributed across Britain sparking fears of fuelling hate againstMuslims.
The speculated letters are said to have detailed point- based scoringurging people to attack Muslims.
According to BBC, letters with images of A4 notes, containing a list ofviolent acts alongside a number of points for performing them, are said tobe widely shared in various parts of Britain.
Human rights activists, campaigners, and MPs have come out in condemnationafter the news spread on social media.
Counter-terrorism police have stated to be taking these threatening lettersas a possible hate crime, reported the BBC.
Anti-Muslim hate monitoring service, Tell MAMA UK, said it had receivedreports of people receiving these letters in Bradford, Leicester, London,Cardiff and Sheffield.
Director of Tell MAMA service, Imran Atta said, “This has caused quite alot of fear within the community.”
“They are asking if they are safe, if their children are safe to playoutdoors. We have told them to keep calm and to phone the police if theyreceive one of these letters.”
Naz Shah, labour MP, said that in Bradford several of her constituents havereceived the “hate mail” through their doors.