Vandals have spray-painted multiple anti-Islamic messages on the outside of the Louisville Islamic Center in Kentucky.<\/p>\n
Center spokesman Muhammad Babar says members found the graffiti Wednesday evening when they arrived for a prayer service. Vandals left phrases like “this is for France” and “Nazis speak Arabic.”<\/p>\n
Babar said he filed a police report and has spoken to the FBI about the incident.<\/p>\n
Louisville Mayor Greg Fischer responded by asking the community to help the center paint over the graffiti on Friday.<\/p>\n
Louisville Police Chief Steve Conrad told reporters Thursday that the FBI is investigating the incident as a hate crime.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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