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The Associated Press
Minneapolis

Islamic cemetery vandalized in rural Dakota Co.

In an edited photo, a spray-painted message reads:
In this photo edited by the Minnesota chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations, a spray-painted message at the Al Maghfirah cemetery in Castle Rock Township reads: "Leave, you R dead."
Courtesy CAIR

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An Islamic cemetery that was initially denied a permit in rural Dakota County has now been vandalized.

The Minnesota chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations says vandals recently entered the Al Maghfirah cemetery in Castle Rock Township and spray painted profanities and swastikas.

CAIR-MN says the vandals also damaged walls, furniture and other property. One spray-painted message that apparently says: "Leave, you R dead."

Last year, a court forced Castle Rock Township to issue a conditional use permit for the cemetery, finding that the township's initial decision to deny the permit was arbitrary.

CAIR-MN executive director Jaylani Hussein says the attack on the cemetery comes at a time of increasing anti-Muslim incidents nationwide. He is urging authorities to investigate it as a possible hate crime.