Crime & Safety

Mosque Hit by Bullets in Meriden, FBI Investigating

The bullet holes were found Sunday and police have turned the investigation over to the FBI. No one was injured.

Police and the FBI are investigating after gunfire struck a Main Street mosque after the terrorist attacks in Paris.

The Baitul Aman mosque was empty at the time of the incident, according to the Record-Journal.

Leaders at the mosque arrived Sunday night and found bullet holes. Some shots penetrated interior walls and entered into areas where people usually pray.

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Police turned the investigation over to the FBI.

Read the full Record-Journal report here.

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