Police detain three men and a woman and describe arson attack as racially-motivated crime...and with one of the EDL's recently chanting "Burn a Mosque" in Preston, could their be a link?
EDL scum chanting Burn a mosque:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E5dpcH2GNq0&
EDL scum chanting Burn a mosque:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E5dpcH2GNq0&
Four teenagers were arrested yesterday after an arson attack on a Staffordshire mosque – described by police as a racially-motivated crime. The fire began at a newly-built mosque in Hanley, Stoke-on-Trent, at 6.30am.
Police detained three men and a woman in their late teens. Firefighters were called after smoke was seen coming from the mosque. Police said they were investigating a link between the attack and damage to a nearby gas main.
The mosque was not seriously damaged. Chief inspector Wayne Jones said: "We are treating this as a racist attack on a religious building."
He added: "I am sure the community are as appalled as we are at this behaviour. I would appeal for anyone with information to come forward.
"Local neighbourhood police officers are meeting with members of the community to keep them informed and to address their concerns and obvious anger about this criminal incident."
A police spokesman said that the four people who were in custody were to be questioned by detectives and police were reviewing CCTV footage from the area as well as making house-to-house inquiries. Mohammed Pervez, leader of Stoke-on-Trent council, called the attack an "irresponsible and reckless" act. "This is a very serious incident," he said. "City council officers are working closely with the police to assist them in their inquiries."
Pervez urged anyone with information about the incident to come forward as soon as possible.
Racial tensions in Stoke-on-Trent were inflamed after the city became one of two key battlegrounds for the British National Party during local council elections in May. The party currently has five city councillors. Ethnic minorities make up around 7% of the city's population.
Police detained three men and a woman in their late teens. Firefighters were called after smoke was seen coming from the mosque. Police said they were investigating a link between the attack and damage to a nearby gas main.
The mosque was not seriously damaged. Chief inspector Wayne Jones said: "We are treating this as a racist attack on a religious building."
He added: "I am sure the community are as appalled as we are at this behaviour. I would appeal for anyone with information to come forward.
"Local neighbourhood police officers are meeting with members of the community to keep them informed and to address their concerns and obvious anger about this criminal incident."
A police spokesman said that the four people who were in custody were to be questioned by detectives and police were reviewing CCTV footage from the area as well as making house-to-house inquiries. Mohammed Pervez, leader of Stoke-on-Trent council, called the attack an "irresponsible and reckless" act. "This is a very serious incident," he said. "City council officers are working closely with the police to assist them in their inquiries."
Pervez urged anyone with information about the incident to come forward as soon as possible.
Racial tensions in Stoke-on-Trent were inflamed after the city became one of two key battlegrounds for the British National Party during local council elections in May. The party currently has five city councillors. Ethnic minorities make up around 7% of the city's population.
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No smoke without fire!
04.12.2010 10:19
EDL Watcher
EDL promoting islamic extremism
04.12.2010 10:27
I wonder how many more muslims will be radicalised by racists burning down a mosque? I wonder whether the islamic terrorists abroad are now looking at this thinking it's yet another reason to attack innocent Brits?
since 2009
Cue the EDL trolls
04.12.2010 10:29
FUCK OFF!!!!
Troll Patrol
Where are all the EDL trolls???
04.12.2010 17:50
Troll Patrol
Proof of EDL involvement!!!!
04.12.2010 19:03
No wonder they're commonly known by anti-fascists as the Extremely Dense Losers!
EDL Watcher
Mosque arson suspect Rapper Luke (not so!!!) Cleverley is a fan of Aryanmusic.
08.12.2010 18:37
With some research, unemployed racial terrorist Luke P Cleverley (20 years old, lives with his parents), does come from Stoke on Trent (although a Port Vale fan).
Here he is, telling people that he makes music, and is looking for a music producer. According to his blurb, he is a " Rapper/Singer Song Writer... From; Norton, Stoke-On-Trent, Staffordshire, England, ST6".
His dodgy Stoke (ST6) friends who he associates with are also from Stoke: "Cunnie84", "MozzaaSCFF", "MrPDotKid", and someone called "Carl Baldwin", any of whom might also be able to help the police with their enquiries.
One of his YouTube subscriptions is to a channel called "NSAryan" which is a hardcore white supremacist white power music label whose lyrics include extreme anti-semitic music (so much for the bullshit about EDL loving Jewish people and the EDL not being neo-Nazis):
Would anybody not a neo-Nazi Subscribe to NSAryan?
A talentless rapper, he had some tracks produced by Iron Soul productions and tries to pretend he is hip and trendy:
He set up his own outfit called Norton Man Produxions", but this is doing nothing musically and going nowhere in a hurry, rather like his life associating with a gang of fascist thugs who burn mosques down for fun.
Just like Adolf Hitler was a failed artist, so Luke Celverley is a failed musician.
One of Luke's songs is topically entitled "Caged Beast!"
Wander is he can still make music behind bars?
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Inglorious Basterd
Luke Cleverley
08.12.2010 18:50
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True!
08.12.2010 19:24
It's no coincidence that the BNP are falling apart while the EDL are taking to the streets.
Whoever's pulling the strings, they're doing their job well!
Pa