Austria bans Muslim-killing game
Swiss-made title "Bye Bye Mosque" slammed by president Fischer and UN's Ban Ki-moon
Flash game Moschee Baba ('Bye Bye Mosque') has been taken offline by the Austrian government due to its Islamphobic content.
The game, a modification by Austrian nationalist group the Freedom Party (FPO) of 2009 Swiss game Minaret Attack, involves the killing of stereotyped Muslim characters and the destruction of Islamic structures.
"Styria is full of mosques and minarets!" the game asserted. "Don't let that happen: On September 26, vote for Dr. Gerhard Kurzmann and the FPO!"
Austrian president Heinz Fischer banned the game on Sunday following complaint from the Islamic community, reports Gamasutra, calling it "absolute nonsense" demonstrating "a real lack of taste."
UN General Secretary Ban Ki-moon, in Austria over the weekend, openly accused the game of Islamophobia and of being "totally unacceptable."
Attempts by far-right sites to republish the game have been blocked by its owner Alexander Segert.