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CAIR Calls for Hate Crime Probe of Va. Mosque Vandalism

Muslim individuals and institutions are being asked to review advice on security procedures in CAIR’s "Community Security and Safety Tips.”

(WASHINGTON DC) - The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR) tonight called on local, state and federal law enforcement authorities to investigate vandalism at a Virginia mosque as a possible hate crime.

Reports indicate that the Islamic Center of the Shenandoah Valley in Harrisonburg, Va., was vandalized sometime Thursday night with obscene hate graffiti...