Thugs threw bottles of Buckfast through the windows of a mosque while worshippers prayed inside, it emerged yesterday. Five panes were broken at the Central Scotland Islamic Centre in Stirling at about 8.30pm on Sunday. The imam, Mohammed Arif, said: “Those who were praying were frightened and alarmed at what happened.” About 30 people were inside the mosque at the time. Three men in their early 20s were seen running away.
In 1993 the center was targeted in an arson attack.