Extremist attacks on muslim worship places in Piraeus during the Ramadan

Alert DateAugust 11, 2012 Country: Greece Address: Piraeus General Type: Racist violence Racism and discrimination phenomena: Extremism - organised Racist Violence, Islamophobia
Groups affected / Interested in: Muslims Key socio-economic/institutional areas: Religion

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Victims Data
Victims Nationality/Ethnic Origin Moroccan, Pakistani, Romanian
Victims Gender Male
Victims Age N/A
Victims Number 17
Fatalities - deaths N/A
Perpetrators Data
Perpetrators Nationality/Ethnic Origin Greek
Perpetrator Gender Male
Perpetrator Age N/A
Perpetrators Number 21
Extremist/Organised Group Violence Yes

Following the mass expulsion operation "Xenios Zeus" and during the Ramadan period, several attacks against muslim worship places have occured in Piraeus. 

On 11.08.2012, far right-wing groups attacked two other muslim worship places in Rentis and Nikaia (Piraeus). They wrote slogans on the walls and caused damages [1].

On the night of 09.08.2012, about 15 persons on motorbikes, who allegedly were declaring themselves members of the neo-Nazi group "Golden Dawn" attacked  a muslim worship place, located in a building's basement, while there were about 15 persons praying for the Ramadan. The offenders stopped out of the worship place and threw smoke bombs inside [1 & 2].

Source:

  1. Ta Nea, 13.08.2012, Πέμπτη φάλαγγα εναντίον "Ξένιου Δία" (5th Phalanx against "Xenios Zeus"), http://www.tanea.gr/ellada/article/?aid=4744874, Accessed on 13.08.2012.
  2. Lifo, 10.08.2012, Χρυσή Αυγή: Επίθεση σε μουσουλμάνους του Πειραιά (Golden Dawn: Attack on muslims of Piraeus), http://www.lifo.gr/now/society/14712, Accessed on 13.08.2012.