Charlie Hebdo, and reportedly included sexist and anti-Islamic messages.
Images of the prophet are frowned upon by many Muslims, and in 2015, 12
Charlie Hebdo staff were killed in a reprisal attack by Muslim extremists.
The posters, which appeared at the Gorge Rd site on Tuesday, were quickly removed by locals. We know incidents like this are upsetting for our community and we d like to thank Queenstown residents for the information they have provided to assist our enquiries, Basham said. I m extremely disappointed and unhappy that there s people out there who think this is okay, Boult said. I use the word people reservedly. These are just disgusting individuals.
Queenstown s brand new mosque targeted in hate crime Newshub 22/12/2020
Warning: This story contains details that may be distressing for some readers.
Queenstown s mosque, open for less than two weeks, has already been targeted in a hate crime.
Posters bearing images of Islam s prophet Muhammad have been plastered on the centre, a witness saying they were taken from satirical French magazine
Charlie Hebdo.
The posters appeared at the Gorge Rd site on Tuesday, and were quickly removed by locals. These guys are just trying to worship what they worship, and they have every right to do so, one person told Stuff.