Quebec City mosque says president’s car deliberately set on fire

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“This hateful crime toward (Labidi) and his family are the latest in a long series of hateful acts against our organization.”

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The mosque also said excrement was thrown at its doors several days after the car was destroyed.

A Quebec City police spokesman, Lt. Jean-Francois Vezina, described the fire as criminal but said authorities haven’t yet determined whether it was a hate crime.

“Nothing is being ruled out,” he said.

“It could be a gesture that isn’t at all connected to the Muslim community as much as it could be an event of a hateful nature.”

Vezina said police haven’t identified any suspects and he encouraged the public to come forward with information.

Quebec City Mayor Regis Labeaume said he was shocked and “profoundly disappointed” to hear the news and said the timing was likely not a coincidence.

The incident occurred just days after Labeaume announced an agreement with the mosque on the creation of a new Muslim cemetery in the city.

“What happened isn’t like Quebec City,” he told reporters. “Quebec City is an open city where everyone must be able to live together in safety and respect.”

The mosque has reported hateful incidents before, including in July when it received a package containing a defaced Qur’an and a hateful note.

In June 2016, a pig’s head was left at the entrance of the same mosque during Ramadan.

The Canadian Press