News Kobe shrine vandalised by foreign resident

A video has been going viral on social media wherein a man in yellow attire can be seen vandalising a worship place. The video is reportedly from the Tarumi Ward in Japan's Kobe City, where the accused, Mamadou Balde, had vandalised the Mizuoka Hachiman shrine in the area. Balde is a Muslim native of the Republic of Gambia in West Africa who migrated to Japan and now lives in Tarumi Ward, where the incident occurred. The accused, later arrested by the Japanese police, reportedly broke an offering box kept in the shrine. He also allegedly threatened a local worshipper against offering prayers at the shrine claiming Allah to be the only God. The incident occurred on May 3, 2023.

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