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B.C. attorney general condemns Islamophobia after Surrey mosque vandalized
British Columbia's attorney general has condemned Islamophobia after a Surrey mosque was vandalized with threatening graffiti and raw bacon. The RCMP is investigating the incident as a hate crime, which the mosque society compared to a 2017 Quebec City attack.
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C. attorney general condemns Islamophobia after Surrey mosque vandalized
British Columbia's attorney general has condemned Islamophobia after a Surrey mosque was allegedly vandalized with threatening graffiti and pieces of raw bacon.
Niki Sharma said her heart went out to the Fleetwood Islamic Academy Society and the Muslim community following what she called a “hate incident and threats of violence.”
The society said members of the Fleetwood Islamic Centre discovered the vandalism when they arrived for morning prayers over the weekend. Messages including “get out or die” and “Islam is trash” had been written on the mosque's walls, and pieces of raw bacon were also allegedly hung from a door handle and left near windows.
Surrey police said the RCMP are investigating after receiving a report of a hate crime believed to have occurred between 11:00 PM on Friday and 5:00 AM on Saturday. The Islamic society said it is co-operating with police as the investigation continues.
The society also said the incident was reminiscent of pig matter being left outside a Quebec City mosque before the deadly 2017 mass shooting, in which six worshippers were killed and several others injured when a gunman opened fire at the Islamic Cultural Centre of Quebec City in January 2017.
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Framing: Reports death threats, graffiti, and bacon at a BC mosque — serious and concerned
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British Columbia's attorney general has condemned Islamophobia after a Surrey mosque was allegedly vandalized with threatening graffiti and pieces of raw bacon.
Members of the Fleetwood Islamic Centre discovered the vandalism when they arrived for morning prayers over the weekend, according to the Fleetwood Islamic Academy Society.
Messages including 'get out or die' and 'Islam is trash' had been written on the mosque's walls.
Pieces of raw bacon were also allegedly hung from a door handle and left near windows.
BC Attorney General Niki Sharma said her heart went out to the society and Muslim community following the 'hate incident and threats of violence.'
Surrey police said the RCMP are investigating after receiving a report of a hate crime believed to have occurred between 11:00 PM on Friday and 5:00 AM on Saturday.
The Islamic society said it is co-operating with police as the investigation continues.
The incident was reminiscent of pig matter being left outside a Quebec City mosque before the deadly 2017 mass shooting.
Six worshippers were killed and several others injured when a gunman opened fire at the Islamic Cultural Centre of Quebec City in January 2017.
Framing: The headline emphasizes the attorney general's condemnation of the reported death threats and raw bacon at the Surrey mosque.
Facts Included:
British Columbia's attorney general Niki Sharma condemns Islamophobia after the Fleetwood Islamic Centre in Surrey says members found the facility vandalized with threatening graffiti and pieces of raw bacon.
Niki Sharma says her heart goes out to the Fleetwood Islamic Academy Society and the Muslim community who woke up to the 'hate incident and threats of violence.'
The society says in a statement that threats like 'get out or die' and 'Islam is trash' were found written on the walls of the mosque by attendees who arrived in the morning for prayer over the weekend.
Raw bacon was found hanging from a door handle as well as near the windows, and the community is co-operating with police.
Surrey police say RCMP are investigating after being called about a hate crime that had reportedly occurred at some point between 11 p.m. on Friday and 5 a.m. on Saturday.
The society says the situation is reminiscent of pig matter being left in front of a mosque in Quebec City before a mass shooting in 2017.
This report by The Canadian Press was first published Sept. 1, 2026.
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ClaimBritish Columbia's attorney general has condemned Islamophobia after a Surrey mosque was allegedly vandalized with threatening graffiti and pieces of raw bacon.
ClaimBC Attorney General Niki Sharma said her heart went out to the society and Muslim community following the 'hate incident and threats of violence.'
ClaimSurrey police said the RCMP are investigating after receiving a report of a hate crime believed to have occurred between 11:00 PM on Friday and 5:00 AM on Saturday.