Site of the American public on the WTO held a rally near the mosque construction
NEW YORK, Aug. 22 (Xinhua waited on) the American public on the 22nd Manhattan near Ground Zero in New York held a rally near the construction site of the WTO that the Islamic Cultural Center and Mosque of support and opposition.
from 10 am local time, several hundred American people one after another, braving the rain to attend the meeting. This includes the "9.11" terrorist attacks in rescuing the injured firemen, families of the victims, Ground Zero construction workers and nearby residents.
mosque building plan's opponents held up "You can not build a mosque to protect the dignity of the victims," "never forget September 11, 2001" and other large banners and singing patriotic songs.
in the World Trade Center collapsed when firefighters Dimubulang retirement escaped the scene at the rally said that the mosque be built near the site in the WTO is in the "9.11" terrorist attacks is not respect for the victims families, not related to religious freedom.
supporters of the mosque building plan in the rally chanted "against religious bigotry," "protection of religious freedom" and other slogans, and opponents of tit for tat.
New York police stepped up police force for this assembly, assembly on site fully equipped police everywhere, they used iron bars to separate the supporters and opponents, to prevent conflict.
Barack Obama said that Muslims have the right to private land near Ground Zero on the construction of the Islamic Cultural Center and mosque, the protection of religious freedom in the United States will not change. New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg also said he would continue to support the plan to enrich the cultural diversity of New York. But Republicans Sarah Palin plans on the construction of a mosque open opposition.
plans to build 13-storey Islamic cultural center will cost 100 million U.S. dollars, including a mosque, exhibition halls, fitness centers and other facilities.
