Racist graffiti including swastikas has been painted on a mosque in Redditch after intruders forced their way in to the site.
The damage at the mosque in Jinnah Road was caused between 2am and 4.30am on Wednesday and was discovered by a targeted police patrol.
The graffiti, including swastikas, had been sprayed on to walls and at least half a dozen windows using paint taken from builders' cabins on the site.
Intruders had forced their way on to the site through a gate and then broke into the main building of the mosque.
Superintendent Kevin Purcell, North Worcestershire police commander, said: "For as long as I can remember the relationship between the Muslim community in Redditch, the police and the wider community would best be described as excellent.
"Due to incidents happening nationally targeted patrols have been put in place and these will now be further increased as we will not tolerate mindless attacks of this nature.
"I will be arranging meetings with the chairs of the mosques, local civic leaders and the Independent Advisory Group to reassure them of our commitment and determination to do everything possible to prevent and further such incidents and track down those responsible for this attack."
The graffiti comes just days after detectives in Walsall launched a major hate-crime investigation when a small home-made bomb exploded near a mosque.
Around 150 people were evacuated from their homes in the Caldmore area of Walsall on Saturday night while bomb disposal experts made the device safe.
West Midlands Police said a loud bang heard by residents late on Friday "appeared to be consistent" with the device exploding. No one was injured and it caused minimal damage.
Last week two men were charged in relation to an alleged arson at a mosque in Gloucester, and an Islamic cultural centre in Grimsby was hit by petrol bombs last month.
Mosques in Braintree, Essex, and Gillingham, Kent, have also been targeted.
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