E/CN.4/2005/61/Add.1 Page 73 for the attacks. The names of the suspects could not be disclosed as all three were juveniles. The cases had been committed to the Crown Court for trial. Although no trial date had been set yet, it was expected to take place sometime next year. 286. According to the Government’s response, considerable resources were allocated to the investigation in its early stages and the inquiry team worked over two weekends to ensure a rapid response to all information. New Scotland Yard deployed a Metropolitan Police Officer with connections to the Turkish community and a Turkish-speaking police officer was employed during the investigation to assist with the victims of this crime. This had a very positive effect on the victims, who expressed their thanks both verbally and in writing. 287. The Government indicated that a National Community Tension Team had been established through the Home Office. The team's core business was to receive reports of tension from all forces in the United Kingdom and compile them into a national assessment. Particular focus was given to Muslim communities because of the fear they have of victimization. The Association of Chief Police Officers had recommended that all forces specifically record religiously aggravated offences and this would happen once local recording systems were updated. Police meetings with community representatives would be held following such incidents to ensure that any police responses were sensitive to community fears. All police forces have third party reporting schemes that could be used to enable better reporting of Islamophobic incidents and a help line for this purpose was also being considered. Observations 288. The Special Rapporteur is grateful for the details provided in the reply of the Government and would like to refer to the most recent concluding observations of the Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination of 20 August 2003 (CERD/C/63/CO/11) in which concern was expressed “about reported cases of ‘Islamophobia’ following the 11 September attacks. Furthermore, while the Committee [noted] that the State party's criminal legislation includes offences where religious motives are an aggravating factor, it regret[ted] that incitement to racially motivated religious hatred is not outlawed. The Committee recommend[ed] that the State party give early consideration to the extension of the crime of incitement to racial hatred to cover offences motivated by religious hatred against immigrant communities”. United Republic of Tanzania Communications and replies received 289. On 4 November 2004, the Special Rapporteur sent a communication to the Government of the United Republic of Tanzania in relation to reports in 2004 of growing tension between the Muslim minority of Zanzibar, on the one hand, and the Christian majority and the Government on the other hand. According to the information received, in March 2004, Zanzibari police used tear gas to disperse a