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Both Sides Clash At Ground Zero Mosque Site


Rage-filled Ground Zero mosque foes and supporters yesterday hurled insults at each other, brandished taunting signs, and had to be cordoned off by cops at dueling rallies near the controversial site.

Shouting, “U-S-A, U-S-A!” behind police barricades, about 500 mosque foes clutched signs demanding, “No clubhouse for terrorists,” and featuring the word “SHARIA” — or Islamic law — written in red letters made to look like blood dripping.

An opposing group of about 150 mosque supporters was kept behind a second set of barricades a block away, shouting, “Fascists go home!” and waving signs declaring: “America!!! When did it become O.K. to be a bigot, a racist, again?”

Despite cops’ efforts to keep the two groups separate, scuffles broke out several times.

There were no arrests, police said.

The anti-mosque crowd, which ramped up its invective as the day of rallying wore on, outlasted the pro-crowd by several hours.

(Read More: NY Post)



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