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Muslim street prayers is now a fairly well used and documented provocation across Europe. The idea is to do a highly aggressive and threatening act in public yet make it look like an act of piety, so that any response to it other than total submission to the subversion of public space to Islamic purpose, appears to be an aggressive and anti-freedom act, as well as a breach of their rights to freedom of religion and making the Muslims be both the aggressor and victim at the same time.
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I can't think of another reason for this behaviour at this point. Is there
not a Park or empty Parking Lot or a Mosque to pray in other than an
intersection of roadways...in the middle of the road?