Political instability and pounding of the pound is not the only fallout of Brexit. The EU referendum verdict also saw relatively a spike in hate crimes.
White powder sent to mosques in London is the latest in a series of racist hate crimes committed after the Brexit vote.
Police are probing five incidents in which white powder was sent to Muslim centres, mosques and government buildings in London.
A BBC report said a mosque in Leyton, a Muslim centre in Finsbury Park and another in Tottenham all received packages last week. Muslim peer Lord Ahmed was also sent hate mail along with white powder.
Aslam Hansa from the Noor Ul Islam Trust in Leyton said, according to the BBC report, the envelope felt “suspicious and lumpy”.
“When we opened it we saw it said 'paki filth' with a picture of a mosque and there was white powder inside.
“We have a very good relationship with the local police and they said to call 999.
“We've never really experienced anything like this before – it saddens us – but we're grateful that it wasn't anything worse and that nobody was hurt.”
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Police tests showed that the white powder was harmless but it initially raised fears of a chemical or biological attack.
New figures show over 3,000 hate crimes and incidents were reported to police across the UK in the second half of June – a jump of 42% compared to last year.
The daily rate peaked at 289 alleged offences on June 25, the day after the EU referendum result was announced, according to the Daily Mail.
It is unclear how the sender of the hate mail chose the targets but all the recipients could be regarded as “enemies” by an individual with nationalist views.
