Two teenagers, ages 16 and 13, are charged in assault near Bloomington mosque.
Minnesota political and faith leaders gathered Friday afternoon at a Bloomington mosque to call for religious tolerance and unity in response to the attack on an imam as he walked to his nightly prayers.
“That caused huge waves of fear. The following day, half of the congregation did not show up,” said Mohamed Omar, executive director of Dar al-Farooq Islamic Center.
Gov. Tim Walz, Lt. Peggy Flanagan and Attorney General Keith Ellison were among those participating in a show of solidarity with the imam who was attacked, Mohamed Mukhtar. Continue reading.