LONDON: Britain's counter-terrorism officers are investigating a series of anti-Muslim letters circulated around the nation calling for people to take part in a "Punish a Muslim Day" on April 3.
Residents in London, Yorkshire and the Midlands regions of England have reported receiving the letters branded as "malicious correspondence" by means of police.
West Yorkshire Police mentioned the investigation into the cases used to be being coordinated by means of the UK's North East Counter Terrorism Unit (NECTU) and enquiries were going on.
"What I want to do is to reassure the communities of West Yorkshire that these communications are being taken extremely seriously. We understand that they may have caused concern and upset to people, especially the more vulnerable members of society," mentioned Assistant Chief Constable Angela Williams of West Yorkshire Police mentioned.
"Public safety remains our priority and I would urge our communities to be vigilant but not frightened," she added.
Counter-terrorism police are treating the letters as a conceivable hate crime.
Images of the A4 notice, which comprises a listing of violent acts alongside a lot of claims of why they were performed, have been broadly shared on-line.
The notice incites verbal abuse and assaults on Muslims, in addition to assaults on mosques.
It asks people to hold out violent acts together with verbal abuse, disposing of a girl's hijab or head-scarf, physical attack and the use of acid as a weapon.
These were ranked the use of a points-based system, with the letter mentioning, "There will be rewards based on action taken".
Police mentioned it had a couple of letters that can undergo analysis in an attempt to determine their foundation.
Tell MAMA [Measuring Anti-Muslim Attacks], a venture that monitors Islamaphobic hate crimes in the UK, mentioned a photo of an envelope instructed a minimum of one of the vital notes used to be handled at a Sheffield sorting place of job.
"This has caused quite a lot of fear within the community. They are asking if they are safe, if their children are safe to play outdoors. We have told them to keep calm," mentioned Iman Atta from Tell MAMA.
The team mentioned it had won reports of people in Bradford, Leicester, London, Cardiff and Sheffield receiving the letters.
A Metropolitan Police spokesperson mentioned it used to be now not but transparent whether any criminal allegations relating to the letters had been reported in London.
Residents in London, Yorkshire and the Midlands regions of England have reported receiving the letters branded as "malicious correspondence" by means of police.
West Yorkshire Police mentioned the investigation into the cases used to be being coordinated by means of the UK's North East Counter Terrorism Unit (NECTU) and enquiries were going on.
"What I want to do is to reassure the communities of West Yorkshire that these communications are being taken extremely seriously. We understand that they may have caused concern and upset to people, especially the more vulnerable members of society," mentioned Assistant Chief Constable Angela Williams of West Yorkshire Police mentioned.
"Public safety remains our priority and I would urge our communities to be vigilant but not frightened," she added.
Counter-terrorism police are treating the letters as a conceivable hate crime.
Images of the A4 notice, which comprises a listing of violent acts alongside a lot of claims of why they were performed, have been broadly shared on-line.
The notice incites verbal abuse and assaults on Muslims, in addition to assaults on mosques.
It asks people to hold out violent acts together with verbal abuse, disposing of a girl's hijab or head-scarf, physical attack and the use of acid as a weapon.
These were ranked the use of a points-based system, with the letter mentioning, "There will be rewards based on action taken".
Police mentioned it had a couple of letters that can undergo analysis in an attempt to determine their foundation.
Tell MAMA [Measuring Anti-Muslim Attacks], a venture that monitors Islamaphobic hate crimes in the UK, mentioned a photo of an envelope instructed a minimum of one of the vital notes used to be handled at a Sheffield sorting place of job.
"This has caused quite a lot of fear within the community. They are asking if they are safe, if their children are safe to play outdoors. We have told them to keep calm," mentioned Iman Atta from Tell MAMA.
The team mentioned it had won reports of people in Bradford, Leicester, London, Cardiff and Sheffield receiving the letters.
A Metropolitan Police spokesperson mentioned it used to be now not but transparent whether any criminal allegations relating to the letters had been reported in London.
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