A mosque in a small town outside Milan has been the target of a violent attack. Italian media reports said the Alif Baa Islamic Centre, in the northern Italian city of Abbiategrasso, 20 kilometres west of Milan, was subjected to fresh violence.
Witnesses said a masked man was seen throwing a Molotov cocktail inside the courtyard of the mosque from his motorcycle in the late afternoon. No major damage or injuries were reported in the attack. This is the eighth assault against Islamic centres in the region of Lombardy in recent months.
The Alif Baa Islamic Centre reported other attacks on July 25 and August 10 this year. Another mosque in the nearby city of Segrate was attacked on August 5 and the car of the Imam, Hamid Zariate, was destroyed. The Islamic community of Abbiategrasso is considered to be one of the most integrated in northern Italy.