Bristol mosque bacon sandwich attack: Man charged
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Bacon was allegedly thrown at the door of the Jamia Mosque building in Totterdown
A man has been charged by police in connection with an alleged hate crime in which bacon sandwiches were thrown at a mosque in Bristol.
Officers are investigating an incident at Jamia Mosque, Totterdown, on Sunday when bacon was allegedly thrown at the door and abuse shouted at worshippers.
Kevin Crehan, 34, of Springleaze, Knowle, is charged with a racially-aggravated public order offence.
A second man, from Patchway, near Bristol, has also been arrested.
He was detained by officers on Wednesday on suspicion of a racially-aggravated public order offence.
The mosque was the first in Bristol and is the largest currently in the south west of England.
On Monday, Avon and Somerset Police said it believed two men and two women were involved in the incident.