Corvallis mosque hit by arson fire receives outpouring of community support

[stevedeshazer]

http://www.oregonlive.com/pacific-northwest-news/index.ssf/2010/11/corvallis_mosque_hit_by_arson_fire_receives_outpouring_of_community_support.html

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CORVALLIS -- The parking lot in front of the Salman Alfarisi Islamic Center filled Monday with community members and religious leaders uniting against the arson that charred the mosque's office the day before.

"This shouldn't happen here -- it shouldn't happen anywhere -- but Corvallis is a wonderful, open community," said Laurie Holst as she stopped by the mosque to drop off a potted plant and card.

The gifts were part of a growing cluster of poinsettias, bouquets and cards placed in front of the men's entrance to the mosque.

A police sergeant discovered the fire about 2:15 a.m. Sunday. It was contained to the office, damaging 80 percent of that area. The fire followed the arrest of Mohamed Osman Mohamud in a Portland bomb plot. Mohamud, a Somali-born naturalized U.S. citizen, was a student at Oregon State University and occasionally attended the center.



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[babylonsister]

1. Rec'd for sane people everywhere! nt

[stevedeshazer]

2. Thanks. This proves to me that most people ARE sane and caring.

Some days I wonder.

[Scurrilous]

3. K & R

:thumbsup: