ABTTF President: “We condemn in the strongest terms this despicable attack on our mosque during the holy month of Ramadan. This ugly attack against our sacred place and the Turkish community in Western Thrace, which aims to damage the atmosphere of peace and tranquillity in our region, is absolutely unacceptable. We expect the authorities to swiftly investigate the attack, identify the perpetrators as soon as possible, bring them to justice, and punish them as they deserve.”
On the evening of Thursday, 26 February, an unknown person or persons drew a cross and some letters on the outer wall of the Hürriyet Mosque in the city of Xanthi, Greece. This ugly attack, carried out during the holy month of Ramadan, caused great sadness and outrage among the Turkish community in Western Thrace.
“We condemn in the strongest terms this despicable attack on our mosque during the holy month of Ramadan. This ugly attack against our sacred place and the Turkish community in Western Thrace, which aims to damage the atmosphere of peace and tranquillity in our region, is absolutely unacceptable. We expect the authorities to swiftly investigate the attack, identify the perpetrators as soon as possible, bring them to justice, and punish them as they deserve’’; said Halit Habip Oğlu, President of the Federation of Western Thrace Turks in Europe (ABTTF).
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