Netherlands: Islamophobic Pegida protests around mosque

By Abdullah Asiran</p> <p>UTRECHT, The Netherlands (AA) – Far-right Islamophobic group Pegida staged an anti-Islam demonstration in front of a mosque in the Netherlands late Wednesday.</p> <p>The demonstration was held outside the Abi Bakr Issidik Mosque, frequented by members of the Moroccan community, in Utrecht, the central Netherlands.</p> <p>During the demonstration, members of Pegida made speeches and showed a movie insulting Islam.</p> <p>Tight security measures were taken around the mosque, including the installation of high barricades, and extra police were dispatched to the area.</p> <p>After the Pegida demonstration, some local residents behind the barricades clashed for a short time with security forces.</p> <p>Police detained two people.</p> <p>Jamal Houri, press secretary for the mosque, told Anadolu Agency that Pegida tries to be deliberately provocative.</p> <p>&quot;Even though the area they chose for the demonstration was provocative, the mosque administration and community decided not to follow their provocation and ignored them completely,&quot; Houri said.</p> <p>&quot;This is the best response we can give them. Because paying attention to them works in their favor,&quot; he added.</p> <p>

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