The Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR), the nation’s largest Muslim civil rights and advocacy organization, today welcomed charges against a man who called in a hoax bomb threat in which he falsely claimed that an Islamic center in Chattanooga would carry out a bombing against a local bar.
Chattanooga police arrested a man who allegedly called a bar and told the bartender who answered that the neighboring Islamic Center was going to blow up the location. The man was charged with false reports, disorderly conduct and public intoxication.
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“We thank law enforcement authorities for taking action before this dangerous lie inspired violent action against the Islamic center,” said CAIR National Communications Manager Ismail Allison.
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CONTACT: CAIR National Deputy Director Edward Ahmed Mitchell, 404-285-9530, e-Mitchell@cair.com; CAIR Government Affairs Director Robert McCaw, 202-742-6448, rmccaw@cair.com; CAIR National Communications Director Ibrahim Hooper, 202-744-7726, ihooper@cair.com; CAIR National Communications Manager Ismail Allison, 202-770-6280, iallison@cair.com