Police Investigate Nail Bomb Explosion Near West Midlands Mosque
Police say they are treating an attempted nail bomb attack on a mosque as a terrorist incident. West Midlands police said its counter terrorism unit was leading the investigation into the second bomb attack against a mosque in the West Midlands in three weeks.
They said a “large explosion” was heard near the Kanzul Iman Mosque mosque in Binfield Street, Tipton, where residents reported finding nails and debris. No injuries were reported. Adrian Bailey, Labour MP for West Bromwich West, said it could have been a revenge attack for the murder of soldier Lee Rigby, whose funeral was held .
First reports suggested a device had been thrown at the mosque just after 1pm and may have exploded in the car park.
In winter and autumn, the mosque would have been full for the main prayers of the week at that time. But they were held about an hour earlier.
Bailey said: “Given that it is Drummer Lee Rigby’s funeral today, and previous attacks at mosques across the country, it certainly seems that this may have been connected in some way.
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