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https://www.abqjournal.com/2523180/police-detain-suspect-in-killing-of-muslim-man.htmlPolice name suspect in killing of Muslim men
By Elise Kaplan / Journal Staff Writer
Published: Tuesday, August 9th, 2022 at 12:50PM
Updated: Tuesday, August 9th, 2022 at 3:46PM
Detectives have detained a suspect in a string of killings of Muslim men in Albuquerque.
Muhammad Syed, 51, was taken into custody Monday night.
Syed is charged in two of the homicides that of Aftab Hussein on July 26 and Muhammad Afzaal Hussain on Aug. 1.
Police say the evidence shows he knew the victims to some extent and a conflict may have led to the shootings.
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https://www.thedailybeast.com/albuquerque-cops-track-down-primary-suspect-in-murders-of-four-muslim-men
Muhammad Syed, 51, was charged with the two murders, and will potentially be charged in the murders of two other Muslim men in the last nine months. Ahmad Assed, president of the citys largest mosque, told The New York Times that authorities informed him the shooter is a Sunni Muslim who may have targeted the victims because he was angry over his daughter marrying a Shiite Muslim.
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Police name suspect in killing of Muslim men (Original Post)
dalton99a
Aug 2022
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AkFemDem
(1,826 posts)1. Sunni vs Shiite violence
Is this Baghdad or Albuquerque?? Glad they caught him but this is disturbing.
malaise
(269,063 posts)3. Pakistan n/t
XanaDUer2
(10,687 posts)2. Kick nt
BlackSkimmer
(51,308 posts)4. Interesting...
I see a lot of angry posts about Christianity here...will people object to the religious element in this case I wonder?
sarisataka
(18,672 posts)5. Well,
This is going about as expected.
BlackSkimmer
(51,308 posts)6. Isn't it just?
Surprise, surprise, surprise.