Man throws pork at London mosque in ‘religiously aggravated hate crime’

London: Police investigating a religiously-aggravated hate crime in which a bag of rotten pork meat was thrown at a mosque are appealing for information. A man approached Finsbury Park mosque in north London at about 4.15 am on May 26th several times and waited until there was no one around, before throwing the bag on to the steps.

Police have released CCTV images of a man they would like to speak to in connection with the incident. The man, who ran off towards Rock Street, is described as being in his late 30s, white, bearded and around 5ft 9ins tall. Officers said he was wearing a light-coloured woollen hat, light-coloured coat with a folded-down collar, light-coloured trousers and dark shoes.