According to ABC television, the imam was seriously injured in an armed attack near a mosque in Newark, New Jersey, USA. The incident took place near the Masjid al-Muhammad Mosque around 06:15 local time (14:15 Moscow time).
The victim’s name has not yet been released. It is known that he is currently hospitalized and his condition is critical.
The police launched an investigation into the armed attack.
13 August in Shiraz, Iran dead Terrorist attack on Mirrored Mosque. While one of the attackers entered the mosque and opened fire on the people there, another person opened fire on the entrance of the building.
Previously in the Taliban (organization banned in Russia) commented Statements by the United States about its involvement in the activities of the Islamic State (the organization is banned in Russia)*.