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Mosque set on fire in the University of Witten in Germany

A mosque was on fire in Germany in the university city of Witten, located in the district of North Rhine-Westphalia, according to German daily DerWesten

 

A mosque was on fire in Germany in the university city of Witten, located in the district of North Rhine-Westphalia, according to German daily DerWesten.

The daily reported that an identified man was filmed from inside the mosque entering the mosque and pouring the contents of a gasoline can in the prayer room. 

There were four families with children living in the building, but fortunately, the fire extinguished by itself. One of those living in the mosque, Veysel Arslan discovered that the smoke had filled the praying room as he woke up to morning prayer.

The police seized the crime scene and experts are examining the burn marks.

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