Manchester Muslim leaders condemn 'deplorable' but 'isolated' Islamic centre disturbance

Mosque elders have condemned a 'deplorable' disturbance outside an Islamic centre in which a man was injured and graffiti was daubed onto the walls of the building and onto a car parked outside. The Manchester Council of Mosques said they believed it to be an 'isolated incident linked to the ongoing situation in Iran'.

In a statement to the Manchester Evening News , the council said it does not believe 'there is a wider risk of such incidents escalating to the majority of mosques and Islamic centres in the city'.

The congregation of the Manchester Islamic Centre, on Sidney Street off Oxford Road in the city centre, is the Shia community with many of Iranian heritage, elders said.

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The statement followed Greater Manchester Police saying patrols around mosques and Islamic centres across Greater Manchester would be increased in response to the disturbance and disturbances reported during protests held in Manchester city centre earlier on Sunday.

One man was arrested on suspicion of causing criminal damage in connection with the incident at Manchester Islamic Centre.

Protests have taken place across the world following the death of Mahsa Amini in Iran. The 22-year-old woman died in police custody after being arrested for breaking hijab laws.

Protesters clashed with police outside the Iranian embassy in London on Sunday as they called for an end to the Islamic Republic of Iran. Dozens of demonstrators gathered at the embassy in Princes Gate, Knightsbridge. Scotland Yard said several officers were injured and 12 people were arrested.

Councillor Rabnawaz Akbar, the welfare officer for the