New York: Bacon Scattered Before Muslim Celebration May Be Bias Crime

(Ahlul Bayt News Agency) - As the first of an estimated 1,500 Muslims began to arrive at Cpl. Allan E. Kivlehan Park in New Dorp, Staten Island, early Sunday morning to celebrated Id al-Fitr, which marks the end of Ramadan, they discovered uncooked bacon scattered on the ground.The New York Police Department is investigating the incident as a possible bias crime.Muslims do not eat pork products. Pig parts have been used in other instances to taunt Muslims, according to a statement by the Council on American-Islamic Relations of New York.The police said they did not know how much bacon had been placed on the ground. The incident was reported Sunday by the Staten Island Advance.A man with the online name 007Midland left derogatory remarks on a website promoting the religious event, according to NYPD Commissioner Raymond Kelly.“We’re attempting to locate the individual who made the comments on the website,” Kelly said Monday./129