Queens, NY – Anti-defamation Group Condemns Killing Of Mosque Leader

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    Sandals mark the crime scene, Saturday, Aug. 13, 2016, not far from the Al-Furqan Jame Masjid Mosque in the Ozone Park neighborhood of Queens, New York, where the leader of a New York City mosque has been fatally shot and an associate has been wounded in a brazen daylight attack. (AP Photo/Craig Ruttle)Queens, NY – The Anti-Defamation League is expressing solidarity with New York City’s Muslim community in the wake of the fatal shootings of the leader of a mosque and a friend as they left afternoon prayers in Queens.

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    The organization says that while the motive for the crime is still unknown, nothing can justify the killing of two men walking from their place of worship.

    It is urging the NYPD to investigate the shootings as a possible bias crime.

    The ADL fights anti-Semitism around the world through programs and services.

    Police were searching Sunday for the suspect who killed 55-year-old Imam Maulama Akonjee and 64-year-old Thara Uddin. The shooter approached them from behind as they left the Al-Furqan Jame Masjid mosque shortly before 2 p.m. Saturday.

    Police have not announced a motive.


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    Godol-Hador
    Godol-Hador
    7 years ago

    Fondly reminds me of all the times the Muslim community stood in solidarity when Jewish people were slaghtered and murdered only because they wwere Jewish

    adar29
    adar29
    7 years ago

    Yes let’s hug trees and eat flowers together. But the most likely outcome of this investigation will be Muslim on Muslim violence