Hundreds
gathered for Eid al-Adha celebrations at a Ronkonkoma mosque on Saturday,
days after it was the target of a hate crime.
On
July 4, an explosive was set off underneath a religious symbol outside the
mosque.
In the
wake of the incident, people came together to show unity and solidarity.
“We
all stand together against hate. Hate against any community on Long Island is
hate against all of us,” said Hassan Ahmed, of the Suffolk
District Attorney’s Anti-bias Council.
Surveillance
video shows two people throwing something that resembled a Molotov cocktail at
the sacred Islamic crescent moon symbol that was just put up in front the
Mosque back in April.
Many
people from the community decided to come out to show their support and
rise above the hate. A member of the Jewish community created a GoFundme
page that raised $500 to pay for the damage.
Suffolk
County police are offering a cash reward for information that leads to an
arrest related to the potential hate crime arson at the mosque.