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Mosque replica and anti-immigrant signs placed on loyalist bonfire in Moygashel

A replica of a mosque labelled 'Islamic fascism' and signs reading 'Secure our borders' and 'End the threat of radical Islam' were placed on a loyalist Eleventh Night bonfire in Moygashel, County Tyrone. Organizers lit the pyre a day early as police moved to remove the display, which police treated as a hate-motivated criminal offence.

  • Moygashel, United Kingdom
  • Severity 3 of 5 — Property damage or vandalism

Reported by 8 sources

  1. dw.com/en/uk-police-attempt-to-remove-loyalist-bonfire-hate-display/a-77898043
  2. cnn.com/2026/07/10/uk/northern-ireland-mosque-bonfire-burn-intl
  3. kvia.com/news/us-world/cnn-world/2026/07/10/a-300-year-old-bonfire-tradition-in-northern-ireland-has-turned-its-flames-on-muslims/
  4. irishsun.com/news/279179549/replica-mosque-torched-in-northern-ireland-bonfire
  5. theuknews.com/news/279179549/replica-mosque-torched-in-northern-ireland-bonfire
  6. hespress.com/سياسيون-ينددون-بإحراق-مجسم-لمسجد-في-أي-1775172.html
  7. kesq.com/news/national-world/cnn-world/2026/07/10/a-300-year-old-bonfire-tradition-in-northern-ireland-has-turned-its-flames-on-muslims/
  8. yahoo.com/news/world/articles/300-old-bonfire-tradition-northern-161717612.html

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