A fire that has left an Auckland mosque gutted this morning was an alleged hate crime, a senior member of the mosque claims.
Firefighters were called to the fire in the Imam Reza Mosque in New Lynn at 9.43am.
A man connected to the Astley Ave religious centre said police were focusing on a back window found smashed this morning.
”It’s crazy,” he said.
“Doing things like this just creates more hatred, more fear.” Read more