President of Australian Islamic House says he is ‘profoundly concerned by this threat’

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The New South Wales premier, Chris Minns, has said police are conducting a “major investigation” into a “distressing” threat made against a mosque in western Sydney that referenced the Christchurch terror attack.

NSW police on Tuesday evening confirmed they were investigating after the Australian Islamic House – Masjid Al-Bayt Al-Islami reported an online threat made against it on Instagram.

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