Cops launch probe after envelopes full of white powder are sent to London mosques addressed to ‘P*** filth’
Counter-terrorism officers are investigating the hate attack on three of London's mosques
ENVELOPES full of white powder with "p*** filth" scrawled over them have been sent to three London mosques.
Counter-terrorism police are investigating the hateful attacks on mosques in Tottenham, Leyton and Finsbury Park.
Letters arrived at the three places of worship yesterday, as parliament was shut down due to Muslim Labour peer, Lord Ahmed, receiving a similar package.
A business address in Canning Town was also sent the powder in a spate of incidents across the capital.
Tottenham's Masjid Ayesha mosque received a letter full of the white powder with the words "p*** filth" written on the outside.
A picture of a mosque was also drawn on the envelope and then crossed out.
Specialist police officers in hazard suits and breathing apparatus were called to the scene as the mosques were closed down and evacuated.
Staff at Masjid Ayesha were reportedly left feeling "itchy" - but the powder was later found to be non-toxic, with one worshipper believing it was chalk.
One worshipper wrote on Facebook: "A committee member from the mosque called the police after his dad felt itchy from the white powder.
"The police then called a bomb squad to examine the crime scene... The white powder was just chalk.
"What was alarming however was how the police had been to six other mosques today [that] were sent the exact same type of package."
He added: "Someone somewhere is trying to send the Muslim community in the UK a message. And whether we like it or not Islamophobia is real."
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Leyton mosque Noor Ul Islam received a similar delivery on Thursday and the Muslim Welfare House on Seven Sisters Road, Finsbury Park was also targeted.
Staff at the Noor Ul Islam tried to reassure worshippers, writing on Facebook: "On 7th July the Noor Ul Islam head office received an envelope in the post that contained white powder and offensive language.
"Specialist officers attended and the contents of the package were examined. They were found to be not noxious or suspicious.
"It appears similar envelopes were received on 7th July at other locations. Police enquiries continue."
Walthamstow MP Stella Creasy condemned the incident this morning, tweeting: "Whoever sent E10's Noor Ul Islam suspicious package know I will press the police for the strongest penalties possible when you are caught."
The incidents came after Met Police Commissioner Sir Bernard Hogan-Howe confirmed there had been a 52 per cent rise in complaints since the poll.
Six mosques are thought to have been targeted, but the exact number is not clear.
Police said the investigation is being dealt with by a counter-terror unit in the North East after similarities to an incident in South Yorkshire.
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