Netherlands: mosque opponents hang dead sheep at building site

Unidentified persons hung a dead sheep from the front of a building due for demolition in the Burgemeester Schneiderlaan in Roosendaal. On the fleece of the sheep was written with green paint “No Mosk”, i.e. “No Mosque”. This was made public by the police on Saturday.

The site where the building due for demolition stands is reserved for the building of a mosque. According to the police a number of people must have been involved in this act, considering the weight of the animal and the position it was placed in. The sheep was hanging at a height of four to five meters with its head upside down and tied to a strap. Firefighters brought the dead animal down.

The police started an inquiry in the neighbourhood on Saturday morning. “This has not yet produced any concrete information about the possible offenders”, according to the police.

NU.nl, 15 May 2010