NYC police search for Islamic center vandal caught on video

NEW YORK (AP) - New York City police are looking for a man caught on surveillance video vandalizing an Islamic center.

WPIX-TV says the man used a hammer to smash windows and an outdoor security camera around 5:30 p.m. Saturday.

It happened at the Beit El-Maqdis (beet ehl-MAHK’-dihs) Islamic Center in Sunset Park, Brooklyn.

The hate crimes task force is investigating.

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Information from: WPIX-TV, http://www.wb11.com