and we are a bit afraid this may increase . '' Police in the town of Grenchen uncovered the crime Friday . ` ` We ca n't say yet it is a hate crime in those words , '' police officer said . An unsigned statement said the act was a ` ` protest against the growing expansion of Islam in Switzerland '' ` ` It is an escalation '' in Switzerland , ` ` where Christians and Muslims have all been coming together , '' imam says .
Police in the town of Grenchen uncovered the crime Friday . ` ` We ca n't say yet it is a hate crime in those words , '' police officer said . An unsigned statement said the act was a ` ` protest against the growing expansion of Islam in Switzerland '' ` ` It is an escalation '' in Switzerland , ` ` where Christians and Muslims have all been coming together , '' imam says .