Racist graffiti plagues Ipswich
A victim of a racially motivated vandalism attack spoke of his horror today as fears of an escalation of racist graffiti in Ipswich grew. Ipswich grocer Koysor Miah, who is a member of Ipswich's Muslim community, spoke of his shock after vandals daubed a string of swastikas and racist abuse on shops and a mosque in the town. Mr Miah said the attacks would frighten worshippers at Shahjalal Mosque after it was one of seven buildings targeted this week.
Abusive words were scrawled on the mosque and the side of Al-Amin Halal Grocery, both on St Helen's Street, and also on the exterior of a Suffolk New College building on Rope Walk. Swastikas were painted on a newsagent's shutter and the side of the Millennium Martial Arts Centre building, both on St Helen's Street, as well as in a subway on St Matthew's Street and on a front wall of a Norwich Road property.
Martin Sullivan