Overview
- CCTV footage shows a masked figure vandalising Bald Hills Mosque late Wednesday with a swastika and anti-Muslim slogans including “f**k Allah.”
- Police say the attack occurred between 8pm Wednesday and 3am Thursday, and worshippers discovered the graffiti during early morning prayers.
- Investigators boosted patrols around the mosque, deployed a mobile police van, and asked anyone with information to contact Policelink on 131 444.
- The graffiti was boarded up and Friday prayers went ahead under a police presence as mosque leaders and community members called for unity.
- State leaders condemned the act, noting Queensland’s ban on public Nazi symbols and flagging potential stronger laws on hate symbols, while police maintained precautionary checks after an unrelated shopping-centre tip that was not substantiated.