RICHMOND COUNTY, Ga. — The Georgia Council for American Islamic Relations is calling for the arrest of the man who called in multiple death threats to an Augusta mosque over the past two months.
“We are going to raise arms and we are going to blow the heads off of Muslim people in this country,” the caller said on the voice message. “I don’t mean that we are going to just harass you. We are going to kill you.”
CAIR officials would not identify the mosque because they said it fears reprisals. They said local and federal law enforcement officers are searching for the caller.
“So this started in mid-June,” Georgia CAIR communications director Ruwa Romman said,“ A mosque who has asked to remain anonymous because they don’t want any more threats. They’ve actually been threatened before.”
TRENDING STORIES:
- Injured firefighter out of ICU after tree limb fell on him
- 'Some of the most dangerous drugs' may be in your county
- Thousands sign petition protesting school start date
The phone calls come from a Missouri area code, but Romman said it could be coming from a mobile phone anywhere in the United States.
The caller threatened to shoot and blow up the mosque, and claimed he was part of larger organization targeting Muslims.
Georgia CAIR’s community outreach director, Asma Elhuni, said the caller could be facing federal charges.
“I hope that they work on this,” Elhuni said. “Because this is not just hate speech. This is a hate crime. This is a federal offense and we won’t take it lightly.”
Cox Media Group
