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September 30, 2006

Australia: Shooting At Perth Mosque

News from ABC.net.au, and Associated Press in the Jerusalem Post and International Herald Tribune reports that shots have been fired outside a mosque in Perth, on the western coast of Australia.

The incident happened yesterday evening at 9 pm local time, as about 400 worshippers were celebrating Juma evening prayers on the first Friday of Ramadan.

Neville Patterson, Western Australia state police Inspector, said: "A single shot was fired from a high-powered rifle from outside the mosque through a window on the second level, narrowly missing a couple of worshippers."

Police spokeswoman Ros Weatherall stated: "A witness has stated that he observed a green Jeep Cherokee four-wheel drive parked across from the mosque and saw a flash and heard a gunshot."

"Police attended and found that a shot had actually gone through the upper window and had lodged in the wall and they will be continuing their investigations today."

No-one was injured in the shooting, but the bullet is said to have nearly hit women and children on the second floor of the mosque.

The mosque is situated in the suburb of Mirrabooka. Police ballistics experts were investigating the incident.

The gunman is said to fled in the Jeep.

UPDATE: Deutshe Presse Agentur via Monsters & Critics recounts the statement of 38-year old Ahdielah Edries, president of the Islamic Council of Western Australia, who was on the upper floor when the bullet was fired, segregated from the men who were gathered on the ground floor.

"If I stood a little bit to the left, I would be dead. I am so grateful nobody died. Kids were screaming, mothers were running. We hope it is just a stupid person. It was a callous act," she said.

And Ameer Ali, head of prime minister John Howard's Muslim reference group, the government's advisory body, used the incident to fire his own barb. He said: "Where do the criminals get the courage to do this? It comes from what our leaders say in public, so I think our leaders share some responsibility for these acts."

A typical Islamic response - blame someone else, rather than accept Islam's responsibility. Islam is now a widely-hated religion because it actively promotes violence. So-called "moderates" never accept this simple truth, and thereby passively condone the violence of other Muslims.

Posted by Giraldus Cambrensis at September 30, 2006 1:02 AM

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