2 Minneapolis mosques damaged by fire in 2 days.
One fire forced several people to evacuate the building Monday night. Thankfully, no one was hurt.Surveillance video shows a man carrying a brown bag into Masjid Omar Islamic Center inside the 24 Somali Mall just before 7 p.m. Sunday.“We averted a major tragedy. The amount of liquid he brought to cause the harm that we expected here, you know, this mall could have been engulfed,” CAIR-Minnesota Executive Director Jaylani Hussein said.
“We know Islamophobia is alive in our state, and we are just making sure we educate the community so they know this is serious,” Hussein said.“This is increasingly challenging for our community and it sets our community in a very uncomfortable position,” Hussein said.The FBI and U.S. Attorney are aware of these latest incidents.Copyright 2023 WCCO via CNN Newsource. All rights reserved.
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