Florida mosque hit by protesters shouting 'Stop the Islamization of America!'

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Around 15 people stood outside the Islamic Center of Irving on Saturday
Brandished rifles, shouted Islamophobic chants as worshippers passed
It comes after vandalism and threats at other mosques around the U.S.

Published: 16:20 EST, 22 November 2015 | Updated: 21:01 EST, 22 November 2015

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Gun-toting demonstrators surrounded a mosque in Florida on Saturday screaming: 'Stop the Islamization of America!'

The group of around 15 people outside the Islamic Center of Irving carried placards in an apparent protest against accepting Syrian refugees.

It comes just over a week after the Islamic State terrorist attacks on Paris, which sparked a surge in Islamophobia in the United States.

The group of 15 stood outside the Islamic Center of Irving with placards in protest against accepting refugees

Threatening: The group said they wanted to show force by carrying guns. Worshippers tried to avoid the rally as they made their way in to prayer services on Saturday. Here, a protester is seen following a worshipper

Earlier this week, death threats were called in to two mosques in Florida, and an Eiffel Tower was graffittied onto another. In Pflugerville, Texas, feces and torn pages of the Koran were left at the doorstep of a mosque.

On Saturday, worshippers were subjected to taunts and shouts as they made their way to prayer service.

'We are here protesting Syrian refugees coming to America, protesting the Islamization of America,' said David Wright, spokesman for the group which calls themselves the Bureau of American Islamic Relations (BAIR), on Fox 4 News.

'I think the popular belief is people are scared. They're scared to say anything about it.