Sunday, August 13, 2017

USA: Minnesota Governor Calls Mosque Bombing An Act Of Terrorism


The Muslim American Society has offered a $10,000 reward for information leading to an arrest and conviction in the bombing.

Times of Ahmad | News Watch | US Desk
Source/Credit: The Huffington Post
By Andy Campbell, Eline Gordts  | August 8, 2017

Minnesota’s governor on Sunday called the early morning bombing of a mosque in Bloomington an “act of terrorism.”

“What a terrible, dastardly, cowardly act was committed,” Gov. Mark Dayton (D) said during a visit to the Dar al-Farooq Islamic Center. “It is a criminal act of terrorism.”

The FBI is leading the investigation into the blast that rocked the mosque just after 5 a.m. on Saturday, when a small group of congregants had gathered for morning prayers.

FBI Special Agent Richard Thornton had said on Saturday that a preliminary investigation indicated an improvised explosive device had caused the explosion, and that it remained unclear who was behind the attack.

The Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives is also taking part in the investigation.

[more ...]


Read original post here: USA: Minnesota Governor Calls Mosque Bombing An Act Of Terrorism


This content-post is archived for backup and to keep archived records of any news Islam Ahmadiyya. The views expressed by the author and source of this news archive do not necessarily reflect the views and policies of Times of Ahmad. Times of Ahmad is not an organ of the Ahmadiyya Muslim community, nor in any way associated with any of the community's official websites.

No comments:

Post a Comment

Thank you for your comments. Any comments irrelevant to the post's subject matter, containing abuses, and/or vulgar language will not be approved.

Top read stories during last 7 days

Disclaimer!

THE TIMES OF AHMAD is NOT an organ of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community, nor in any way associated with any of the community's official websites. Times of Ahmad is an independently run and privately managed news / contents archival website; and does not claim to speak for or represent the official views of the Ahmadiyya Muslim Community. The Times of Ahmad assumes full responsibility for the contents of its web pages. The views expressed by the authors and sources of the news archives do not necessarily reflect the views and policies of the Times of Ahmad. All rights associated with any contents archived / stored on this website remain the property of the original owners.