AN attack on a Newcastle mosque, trapping seven worshippers inside, has been caught on security camera.
The attack happened only minutes after a group of children had finished a scripture class and is the latest in a series of incidents that have left the city’s Muslim community feeling ‘‘vulnerable and scared’’.
In the security footage, which has been provided to police, two tattooed men are seen to approach the Wallsend mosque about 9.30pm on Monday.
One man, with a large tattoo of a cross on his neck, kicks through the fence gate and hurls an object at the mosque’s front door.
Then he runs and smashes a flying kick into the door.
More objects are thrown at the building and one of the men is seen to shout what appears to be abuse.
Newcastle Muslim Association vice-president Diana Rah said seven worshippers were inside the mosque at the time and managed to lock the main entrance on the side of the building.
The two men tried to kick through this entrance but were unsuccessful, she said.
Ms Rah said a group of children left the mosque after an evening scripture class only minutes before the men arrived.
Newcastle police Chief Inspector Dean Olsen said the attack was being investigated. He called for anyone with information to come forward.
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