Mounties in Port Coquitlam, B.C., are investigating a possible hate crime after bacon was left on the doorstep of popular Islamic centre known for reaching out to people of all faiths.

Given that the Islamic religion forbids the consumption of pork, the message was disturbing to people at the mosque.

“Everybody was disturbed,” Saad Bahr, president of Masjid Al-Hidayah Islamic Centre in Port Coquitlam, told Coquitlam Now.

“People were disappointed and disgusted to see something like that,” Bahr said.

According to reports, about five piles of bacon were left at the entrance to the mosque and at the side of the building last week.

The mosque was also vandalized with graffiti about 18 months ago, according to reports.

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