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Investigation into shooting at mosque
Police and Australia's top spy agency are investigating a drive-by shooting at a mosque in western Australia in which about 400 people were praying, officials said yesterday.
- Reuters
- Published: 00:00 October 1, 2006
Sydney: Police and Australia's top spy agency are investigating a drive-by shooting at a mosque in western Australia in which about 400 people were praying, officials said yesterday.
A single shot was fired through a second-floor window of the mosque in a suburb of Perth, the Western Australian state capital, late on Friday, narrowly missing women and children, police said.
No one was injured and the bullet, said to have been fired from a high-powered rifle, lodged in a wall of the mosque. Witnesses said the shot had been fired from a four-wheel-drive vehicle which sped off after the shooting.
"This action is totally unacceptable and we'll put all our resources into trying to resolve the issue," acting police commissioner George Loverock told Australian Broadcasting Corp radio.
The Australian Security Intelligence Organisation (ASIO) is joining state security officials and police in investigating the shooting, officials said.
Australia, a staunch US ally with troops in Iraq and Afghanistan, has a small Muslim community of about 280,000.
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