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Desecration of Masjid sparks protest

Srinagar, July 30 (Newswire): Residents of Ongam in occupied Kashmir's Beeru area took to the streets against the attempt to burn under construction Jamia Masjid.

Scores of slogan shouting villagers took to the streets in Ongam village, about 25 km from here and downed the shutters of business establishments and installed bottlenecks on traffic in the adjacent Magam town on the Srinagar-Gulmarg highway as news about the desecration spread.

According to SHO Beeru, Muhammad Akbar, the miscreants attempted to set the under construction Jamia Masjid at Ongam ablaze on intervening night of July 22 and 23.

"Only some wooden material meant for first floor of the Masjid was damaged in the fire along with curtains," the SHO told Greater Kashmir. Meanwhile, Mufti Azam of held Jammu & Kashmir and Chairman Muslim Personal Law Board, Moulana Mufti Muhammad Bashir-ud-Din condemned the attempt to torch the Jamia and urged the Governm
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