Yet another Islamophobic attack, this time outside the London Mosque
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LONDON - Hours after 49 people were mercilessly shot dead in terror attack on two mosques in New Zealand, another man was attacked "with a hammer" and a "batten" outside an east London mosque. A disturbing footage shows thugs armed with hammers fleeing after they attacked a worshipper.
A group of three men shouted Islamophobic abuse as they drove past the place of worship on Cannon Street Road, eyewitnesses said.
They called people attending Friday prayers “terrorists”, they added.
In the clip, two men, aged in their 20s, are seen holding weapons while attempting to jump inside a moving car on Cannon Street Road in Whitechapel.
A few worshippers followed the blue car, only for the men to climb out of the vehicle and attack one of them with a weapon, thought to be a hammer. Police said the 27-year-old victim sustained head injuries.
The two groups fought before the men climbed back into the car and drove away.
"The suspects returned to their car and left the scene before police arrived," a spokesperson for London’s Metropolitan Police said, adding that officers were called to the scene at around 1pm on Friday afternoon. Enquiries are ongoing to trace this vehicle.
