Girls threatened with scissors near mosque

THREE schoolgirls were reportedly threatened after leaving a mosque.

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The three girls, understood to be aged 14, 12 and 11, who are Muslims, reportedly left a class at Abdullah Qualiam Mosque in Liverpool on Saturday and were threatened with a pair of scissors on their way home.

Merseyside Police were called to Boaler Street in Kensington at about 1.50pm following reports a group of females had been threatened by a woman with a pair of scissors in the area.

Earlier that day it was also reported a woman lunged toward another woman while holding scissors.

The victim was not struck and “made off to safety on foot,” after throwing her bag at the attacker, who took an item from it.