Two people approached the Rahma Islamic Centre on Watt Street in Winnipeg late Wednesday night, striking…

Winnipeg, Manitoba — 2026-07-29

Two people approached the Rahma Islamic Centre on Watt Street in Winnipeg late Wednesday night, striking the building and breaking windows, likely with an airsoft or pellet gun and a blunt object, while people were inside. Winnipeg police's hate crimes unit is investigating it as a suspected hate crime and is also examining damaged windows at a nearby home that may be connected.

Violence type

Hate-Motivated Violence

Motive

Bias/Hate (alleged)

Category

Hate and identity-based incidents

Targeted identities

Muslim

Conduct

Attacks on community institutions

Targeted community

Religion — Muslim / Islamophobia

Source type

News reporting

Perpetrator

Two unidentified individuals

Target

Muslim community / Rahma Islamic Centre

Killed

0

Injured

0

Arrested

0

Themes

None

Source

CBC

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