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Gay paramedic mosque claim Clarification April 14, 2021

Daily Star published an article on March 28, 2021 about a man who claimed to have suffered homophobia while visiting a mosque in Manchester

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Daily Star published an article on March 28, 2021 about a man who claimed to have suffered homophobia while visiting a mosque in Manchester.

The man, who identified only as Tom, called radio station talkRADIO and claimed to host Christos Foufas that he was refused entry to treat a heart attack patient inside a mosque in Manchester because of his sexual orientation.

He did not name the mosque where the alleged incident took place.

This site has since been contacted by North West Ambulance Service (NWAS) who could find no evidence of such an incident happening.

A spokesperson for North West Ambulance Service (NWAS), said: The trust was only made aware of this allegation following the individuals comments on the live radio broadcast.

Our investigations so far have found no record of this incident and contrary to what the caller said on air, the local management team have not been informed of any such exchange taking place.

We therefore have no reason to believe that the allegations made by someone maintaining to be an NWAS member of staff are true.

We have good relationships with faith leaders in Oldham and across the North West and dont see the remarks as representative of the situation in any of our local communities.

In addition, the Manchester Council of Mosques and the Oldham Council of Mosques denied knowledge of any such incident taking place.

We are happy to clarify this.

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