As the first of an estimated 1,500 Muslims began to arrive at Cpl. Allan E. Kivlehan Park in New Dorp, Staten Island, early Sunday morning to celebrateed Id al-Fitr, which marks the end of Ramadan, they discovered uncooked bacon scattered on the ground.
The New York Police Department is investigating the incident as a possible bias crime.
Pig parts have been used in other instances to taunt Muslims, according to a statement by the Council on American-Islamic Relations of New York.
The police said they did not know how much bacon had been placed on the ground. The incident was reported Sunday by the Staten Island Advance.
New York Times, 20 August 2012
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