MEDIA ADVISORY: CAIR-NY, Muslim Community Members, Suffolk County D.A., Police Commissioner Address Firebombing of Long Island Mosque
Photos courtesy of Mohamed Elbaroudy and Masjid Fatima Al-Zahra.
(NEW YORK, NY, 7/5/2022)—Today, the New York chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-NY), along with representatives of the local Muslim community, Suffolk County District Attorney’s office, and the Suffolk County Police Commissioner’s office, will hold a press conference to address yesterday’s reported firebombing of Masjid Fatima Al-Zahra in Ronkonkoma, N.Y.
WHAT: Press Conference
WHEN: Tuesday, July 5, 1:45 p.m.
WHERE: Masjid Fatima Al-Zahra, 55 Lake Shore Rd, Ronkonkoma, NY 11779
CONTACT: CAIR-NY Executive Director Afaf Nasher, Esq., 917-669-4006, anasher@cair.com; Masjid Fatima Al-Zahra Board Member Mohamed Elbaroudy, 917-714-0954
According to Suffolk County police, the firebombing incident took place early Monday morning, when the perpetrators threw a canister filled with combustible materials at the mosque, causing an explosion and damaging one of its signs.
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CONTACT: Afaf Nasher, Esq., CAIR-NY Executive Director, 917-669-4006, anasher@cair.com; Ahmed Mohamed, CAIR-NY Legal Director, 646-481-2103, ahmedmohamed@cair.com