CAIR-MN Asking for Stepped Up Patrols Following Break In and Vandalism at St. Cloud Islamic Center

(KNSI) — The Minnesota chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations will hold a news conference with the leadership of the Islamic Center of St. Cloud to call for stepped-up police patrols following targeted vandalism of the St. Cloud Islamic Center mosque.

At about 1:00 Thursday morning, a man and a woman allegedly broke into the St. Cloud Islamic Center’s downtown location. They are seen breaking doors and entering the Imam’s office. The St. Cloud Police Department later arrested the two.

At the news conference, CAIR-Minnesota will call for increased security for mosques in St. Cloud and statewide.

This is the second recent attack on a mosque within a week after Tawfiq Islamic Center in Minneapolis was attacked Sunday night. This latest attack is the fifth such incident targeting a mosque in Minnesota in 2022 – the highest number of attacks in the state’s history.

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