Neo-Nazis carried out another attack on the Turkish-Islamic Union for Religious Affairs' Suleymaniye Mosque in the German city of Dormagen in Northern Rhine-Westphalia state early on Sunday morning.
The incident was the second attack in three weeks on the same mosque.
Swastika signs and some Islamophobic writings were made on the walls of the mosque, including phrases that said, "Germany belongs to Germans." Abusive words were also used that said Muslim culture didn't belong in Germany.
Turkey's Consul-General to Dusseldorf Alattin Temur visited the mosque complex after the attack and condemned the incident.
Condemning the racist and Islamophobic attack on the mosque, chairperson of the Turkish-Islamic Union for Religious Affairs Prof. Dr. Nevzat Yasar Asikoglu said the first attack on the mosque took place on December 20, 2014 and authorities were asked to take necessary steps to provide protection for the place of worship.
"However, this is really sad that an attack took place for the second time," Asikoglu said.
In a statement, the union also said that such kinds of attacks created worry and fear among the Muslim community in Germany.
German police said they were launching an investigation into the incident.
According to a new study, Germans had become more intolerant of Islam in recent years and some also held prejudices against Muslim immigrants in the country.
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