Islamic youth community center in Burien damaged in hit and run

A gathering place for Muslim youth in Burien was rammed by a car Monday.

Officials are calling it a hit-and-run incident. No one was hurt.

Witnesses say it happened around 9:15 a.m. Monday when a silver car rammed into the prayer space inside the Muslim American Youth Foundation’s community center, then reversed and sped off, leaving extensive damage, and its bumper and hubcap, behind.

The Washington chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-WA) says this is the fifth Islamic center in Washington that has been targeted in the past four months, in addition to many other houses of worship.

“This is yet another disturbing act of violence at

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