Local Police say anti-Muslim hate crime in the British city of Manchester has skyrocketed by more than 500 percent following the May 22 concert suicide bombing in the city.
According to Anadolu Agency, The number of Islamophobic crimes recorded by the Greater Manchester Police between May 22, 2017 – the date of the deadly attack by Salman Abedi – and June 19, 2017 was 224.
This is a sharp increase from 37 in the same period last year, according to police figures. The increase rate is 505.40 percent.
Al Jazeera quoted Rob Potts, Greater Manchester police assistant chief constable, said in a statement on Thursday “when a major tragedy occurs such as the attacks in Manchester and London, it is sadly not unusual for there to be a spike in the amount of hate crimes, specifically against race and religion, but thankfully they do decrease again quickly”.
The latest figures follow a pledge of increased security for Muslim communities after Monday’s Islamophobic terror attack in Finsbury park, north London.
London’s Metropolitan Police on Thursday formally identified a 51-year-old father-of-six who died at the scene of Monday’s attack as Makram Ali, originally from Bangladesh.
