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| Leicester mosque crash: Worshipper injured in hit-and-run | Leicester mosque crash: Worshipper injured in hit-and-run |
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| A man has been seriously injured in a hit-and-run crash after leaving prayers at a mosque. | A man has been seriously injured in a hit-and-run crash after leaving prayers at a mosque. |
| The man, in his 40s, had left Masjid At-Taqwa mosque in Leicester when he was struck in Humberstone Road at about 01:00 BST on Thursday. | The man, in his 40s, had left Masjid At-Taqwa mosque in Leicester when he was struck in Humberstone Road at about 01:00 BST on Thursday. |
| The mosque said he had been hit by a car after leaving Taraweeh - prayers made during the month of Ramadan. | The mosque said he had been hit by a car after leaving Taraweeh - prayers made during the month of Ramadan. |
| Leicestershire Police said the man was in a stable condition and a teenage boy had sustained minor injuries. | Leicestershire Police said the man was in a stable condition and a teenage boy had sustained minor injuries. |
| Officers currently believe the vehicle "did not deliberately drive at the pedestrians". | |
| A bid to track down the car, which failed to stop at the scene, is ongoing, the force added. | |
| In a statement on Facebook, the mosque said: "Last night after Taraweeh, [prayers] one of the brothers who prayed with us was the victim of a hit and run just outside the masjid [mosque]. | In a statement on Facebook, the mosque said: "Last night after Taraweeh, [prayers] one of the brothers who prayed with us was the victim of a hit and run just outside the masjid [mosque]. |
| "He is fighting for his life, and we implore any one reading this post to ask Allah the Lord of The Worlds to grant him a full and speedy recovery, and to grant his family plentiful patience to get through this very difficult time." | "He is fighting for his life, and we implore any one reading this post to ask Allah the Lord of The Worlds to grant him a full and speedy recovery, and to grant his family plentiful patience to get through this very difficult time." |
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