Man Arrested for Vandalizing Brooklyn Mosques

TEHRAN (IQNA) – Police arrested a man who they say vandalized an Islamic Center in Brooklyn, New York.

Moy Y. Hu, 37, was arrested after police said he used a hammer to attack and damage two Brooklyn mosques.

Hu is accused of using a hammer to destroy a camera and "numerous” windows at the Beit El-Maqdis Islamic Center on Sixth Avenue in Sunset Park around 5:20 p.m. Nov. 11.

He also walked to the United American Muslim Association on Sixth Avenue and 63rd Street, according to police, pix11.com website reported.

That was when police said he used a hammer to destroy the building’s front doorbell, doorknob, and mailbox.

Hu was taken into custody Wednesday and is charged with two counts of criminal mischief.