Mosque arson attack triggers outrage in Belgium
Belgium's Muslim community was in shock yesterday after a man set fire to a Shia mosque in Brussels, leaving the imam dead in an act some linked to tensions between Shia and Sunnis.
As investigators interrogated the suspect, a self-described Muslim in his mid-30s, members of the Shia and Sunni communities met to ensure calm after the arson attack late Monday, which also left two other people injured.
Interior Minister Joelle Milquet suggested inter-religious strife may be to blame after the suspect stormed into the Rida mosque with an axe, a knife and fuel, shouting about the conflict in Syria.
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