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Two injured in 'hit-and-run' incident outside Leicester mosque Two injured in 'hit-and-run' incident outside Leicester mosque
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Two people have been taken to hospital after a suspected hit-and-run incident outside a mosque in Leicester.Two people have been taken to hospital after a suspected hit-and-run incident outside a mosque in Leicester.
A man in his 40s and a teenage boy were struck by a vehicle outside the Masjid At-Taqwa on Humberstone Road at 1am on Thursday.A man in his 40s and a teenage boy were struck by a vehicle outside the Masjid At-Taqwa on Humberstone Road at 1am on Thursday.
The boy sustained a minor injury and the man was said to be in a stable condition.The boy sustained a minor injury and the man was said to be in a stable condition.
The mosque said one of the injured people was a worshipper who has been attending Taraweeh, late night prayers offered during Ramadan. The mosque said one of the injured people was a worshipper who has been attending Taraweeh, late-night prayers offered during Ramadan.
In a statement on Facebook, it said: “One of the brothers who prayed with us was the victim of a hit-and-run just outside the masjid.In a statement on Facebook, it said: “One of the brothers who prayed with us was the victim of a hit-and-run just outside the masjid.
“We implore anyone 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.”“We implore anyone 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.”
Leicestershire police said early inquiries led officers to believe the vehicle had not been driven at the pedestrians deliberately, and they were not treating the incident as terrorism-related.Leicestershire police said early inquiries led officers to believe the vehicle had not been driven at the pedestrians deliberately, and they were not treating the incident as terrorism-related.
Anyone with information is asked to contact police on 101.Anyone with information is asked to contact police on 101.
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