Original Blog Entry: Thief Asks Allah For Forgiveness

NBey6 — Tue, 30 Dec 2008 05:26:29 GMT

Bosnian asks Allah's forgiveness for robbing mosque

Dec 28 03:07 PM US/Eastern

An unknown perpetrator broke into a mosque in central Bosnia, stole money from a charity box and left a note asking God's forgiveness for the act, a Sarajevo daily said on Sunday. I was shocked when I entered the mosque for the morning prayer, Kenan Bajric, the imam of the mosque in Han Ploca village, told the Dnevni Avaz newspaper.

The entrance doors were wide open, the charity box broken and empty, and on the floor I found a large piece of paper saying 'May dear Allah forgive me for stealing this money', he said.

The papers published a copy of the letter.

The imam could not say how much money was taken, saying the box had not been checked for several weeks.

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