Residents of a south-east Moscow region are protesting against the rumored construction of a mosque, a spokesperson for a local grassroots protest group said on Friday.
Concern rose after a local newspaper published a report on the possible construction of the mosque. Moscow Mayor Sergei Sobyanin had earlier pledged to equip the newly built residential area with recreation facilities and greenery.
"The residents of the neighboring districts suffer from an acute shortage of greenery. The new Volzhskiy district, built several years ago on the site of a former industrial zone, totally lacks mature trees and greenery," a letter to be sent to Sobyanin said.
Local officials say however there are no plans to construct a mosque.
MOSCOW, December 10 (RIA Novosti)
