{"id":359756,"date":"2026-07-09T19:00:08","date_gmt":"2026-07-09T18:00:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/man-arrested-after-bonfire-topped-with-mosque-replica-in-northern-ireland\/"},"modified":"2026-07-09T19:00:08","modified_gmt":"2026-07-09T18:00:08","slug":"man-arrested-after-bonfire-topped-with-mosque-replica-in-northern-ireland","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsisc.com\/videos\/man-arrested-after-bonfire-topped-with-mosque-replica-in-northern-ireland\/","title":{"rendered":"Man arrested after bonfire topped with mosque replica in Northern Ireland"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i4.ytimg.com\/vi\/kHWWKLbplWA\/hqdefault.jpg\" alt=\"Man arrested after bonfire topped with mosque replica in Northern Ireland\"><br \/> <iframe loading=\"lazy\" width=\"560\" height=\"315\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/kHWWKLbplWA\" frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe> <\/p>\n<p>A 56-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of using &#8216;threatening, abusive or insulting material intended to stir up hatred&#8217; after a bonfire in Northern Ireland was topped with a replica of a mosque.<\/p>\n<p>[Subscribe to our Substack newsletter: https:\/\/channel4news.substack.com\/subscribe]<\/p>\n<p>The effigy has been widely condemned as &#8216;racist&#8217;, &#8216;vile&#8217; and &#8216;deplorable&#8217;, and Amnesty has called on police to act on the &#8216;anti-Muslim&#8217; display.<\/p>\n<p>The Moygashel Bonfire Association has called it &#8216;political protest&#8217; of &#8216;government ideology&#8217;.<\/p>\n<p>#News #Channel4News #NorthernIreland #Bonfire<br \/>\n&#8212;&#8212;-<\/p>\n<p>Get more news at our site &#8211; https:\/\/www.channel4.com\/news\/ <\/p>\n<p>Subscribe to our Substack newsletter: https:\/\/channel4news.substack.com\/subscribe<\/p>\n<p>Follow us:<br \/>\nTikTok &#8211; https:\/\/www.tiktok.com\/@c4news<br \/>\nInstagram &#8211; https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/channel4news\/<br \/>\nTwitter &#8211; https:\/\/twitter.com\/Channel4News<br \/>\nFacebook &#8211; https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/Channel4News\/<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A 56-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of using &#8216;threatening, abusive or insulting material intended to stir up hatred&#8217; after a bonfire in Northern Ireland was topped with a replica of a mosque. 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