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Bristol mosque bacon sandwich attack: Man charged | Bristol mosque bacon sandwich attack: Man charged |
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A man has been charged by police in connection with an alleged hate crime in which bacon sandwiches were thrown at a mosque in Bristol. | A man has been charged by police in connection with an alleged hate crime in which bacon sandwiches were thrown at a mosque in Bristol. |
Officers are investigating an incident at Jamia Mosque, Totterdown, on Sunday when bacon was allegedly thrown at the door and abuse shouted at worshippers. | Officers are investigating an incident at Jamia Mosque, Totterdown, on Sunday when bacon was allegedly thrown at the door and abuse shouted at worshippers. |
Kevin Crehan, 34, of Springleaze, Knowle, is charged with a racially-aggravated public order offence. | Kevin Crehan, 34, of Springleaze, Knowle, is charged with a racially-aggravated public order offence. |
A second man, from Patchway, near Bristol, has also been arrested. | |
He was detained by officers on Wednesday on suspicion of a racially-aggravated public order offence. | |
The mosque was the first in Bristol and is the largest currently in the south west of England. | The mosque was the first in Bristol and is the largest currently in the south west of England. |
On Monday, Avon and Somerset Police said it believed two men and two women were involved in the incident. | On Monday, Avon and Somerset Police said it believed two men and two women were involved in the incident. |
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