On Monday, 29th May Nine wooden stakes were discovered stuck on the grounds of a future mosque in Erfurt, Germany, the stakes were impaled with rotting pig parts.
The five feet tall spikes were wreathed with various parts of the pig including half of a pig’s head, pig feet, and pig bowels.
Grässlicher Anschlag: Moschee-Gegner haben auf dem Baugelände der geplanten Moschee in Erfurt Schweineköpf auf Holzpflöcke gespießt. pic.twitter.com/IERNbvFvTn
— Suleman Malik (@sulemannmalik) May 29, 2017
Überreste von toten Tieren auf Gelände der geplanten Moschee in Erfurt Marbach platziert. Polizei ermittelt. @mdr_th @MDRAktuell @ZDFerfurt pic.twitter.com/WGhS7mUkTi
— Jana Merkel (@JanaMerkel) May 29, 2017
This recent attack comes after previous protests by owners of the adjacent lot, who stuck large white crucifixes on the ground indicating their Christian beliefs.
The police have stated that the suspect is currently unknown to them and remains at large.
Mohammed Suleman Malik, a spokesperson for the Muslim community said in a statement to The Associated Press that "while such acts do not make us lose our composure ... we find it very sad that people go down to such a level."