There was an explosion next to the mosque.

REPUBLIKA.CO.ID, ONTARIO — The an-Noor Mosque was recently attacked by unidentified people in the city of St. John’s, Newfoundland and Labrador, Canada. Muslim Association of Newfoundland and Labrador leader Syed Mansoor Pirzada said a member of the mosque was shocked and shaken by the attack as he prayed inside the mosque Tuesday (3/15).

“The incident happened just before 9:30 a.m. Tuesday night,” Pirzada said. Radio Canada, Saturday (19/3).

According to Pirzada, members of the mosque heard a loud bang from the side window of the mosque. “Obviously he was shocked and shaken, then he looked into the CCTV camera system and he saw three people approaching the front door,” Pirzada said on Friday (3/18).

“They (the three people) went to the dump and they took the garbage and threw it in front of the entrance,” he said.

Pirzada said the group was also filmed throwing eggs and liquid into the mosque before running towards Portugal Cove Road. “It was a very shocking incident for all of us,” Pirzada said.

Pirzada explained that the man inside the mosque at the time was terrified. The reason, previously also occurred two deadly events.

The first is the shooting at a mosque in Quebec City that killed six people in January 2017. The second is the case of the murder of four members of a Pakistani-Canadian family after a man rammed his van into a sidewalk in June 2021 in the south of the country. province of Ontario, Canada.

“He was completely shaken. We have that incident in Quebec in our minds and the incident in Ontario not too long ago. It was really scary and devastating to our community. Everyone felt that preeminence,” said Pirzada.

He also called on parents to teach their children the importance of peace in society. “Parents of these children, we must all teach our children to live peacefully in society, to respect each other, to tolerate each other. Because it’s the only way to bring peace and keep peace in our communities,” Pirzada said.