Colorado mosque vandalized with Bible

Colorado police are looking into a Sunday vandalism incident in which a surveillance video caught someone throwing a Bible and rocks into a mosque.

Footage captures the man heaving several large rocks and a Bible into the building’s glass doors and in the prayer area, officials with the Islamic Center of Fort Collins told CNN.  

{mosads}The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the largest Muslim advocacy organization in the nation, said the vandalism incident should be investigated as a hate crime because the Bible suggests a “bias motive” for the attack. 

“Because of the use of a Bible in the vandalism, we would urge state and federal law enforcement authorities to investigate the possibility of a bias motive for this attack on a house of worship,” said Ibrahim Hooper, CAIR’s national communications director.

Local police denounced the crime on Twitter along with lawmakers.

Unacceptable! I urge anyone who has information about this incident to come forward and help us solve this crime. @FCPolice @FCCrimeStopper

— John Hutto (@FCPSChief) March 26, 2017

The vandalism that occurred at the Islamic Center in Ft. Collins is unacceptable. It’s time for us to stand in unity. These acts must end.

— Rep. Jared Polis (@RepJaredPolis) March 26, 2017