Arrest over social media post about mosque plan

Police

by Isaac Ashe, BBC News

A woman has been arrested over comments made online about plans to convert a disused Leicester pub into a mosque.

The Eyres Monsell Community Foundation has been given approval to change The Glen in Hillsborough Road, Glen Parva, from a pub to a place of worship.

On Saturday, Leicestershire Police said comments posted online about the application led to the arrest of a 23-year-old woman on suspicion of sending threatening communication.

The force said on Monday she remains on bail pending further investigation.

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