(CNN)Eight individuals dressed in Ku Klux Klan uniforms posed for photographs outside an Islamic center in Northern Ireland on Sunday evening, sparking condemnation from politicians and Muslim leaders.
The incident took place outside the Bangladesh Islamic Community Center in Newtownards, County Down, 10 miles east of Belfast.
The Police Service of Northern Ireland (PSNI) is treating the event as a hate crime after images of the group spread across social media.
