Large amounts of money stolen from Manchester mosque

    A large amount of money was stolen from a mosque in Manchester.

    At around 4am on Monday 26 June, police were called to reports of a burglary at Rusholme Mosque on Eileen Grove.

    It is believed that after 9pm on Sunday 25 June, a man entered the building from behind, climbing onto the roof, before forcing his way through a window to get into the mosque.

    The offender then broke into the locked office where he took a large amount of money and then left.

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