Fire damages historic Ottoman mosque in Greece
Firefighters try to extinguish a fire at the 15th century Ottoman Bayezid mosque
Thessaloniki - Arab Today
A fire during restoration works has caused serious damage to a historic 15th century Ottoman mosque in Didymoteicho, northeastern Greece, local officials said Wednesday. “For the moment there is no indication that arson was involved,” Nathanail Rigas, head fireman of the Thrace region bordering Turkey, told AFP.
Didymoteicho mayor Paraskevas Patsouridis said the Bayezid mosque’s ornate wooden roof sustained “serious damage” from the fire that broke out early in the morning. Reports said the roof had been entirely destroyed.
It took more than 50 firefighters to tackle the fire.
Local police said that a smaller fire had broken out on Tuesday -- reportedly during welding -- and had apparently been extinguished, but likely flared anew. There was no work underway when the fire broke out around 0100 GMT, the mayor said.
Initiated under Sultan Bayezid I and named after him, the mosque -- a cultural monument not in use for prayer -- is considered the largest in southeastern Europe and of unique architectural and historical importance.
The Greek region of Thrace has a Muslim minority of Turkish origin numbering around 100,000.
Source :Al Arabiya
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