Imam, Associate Gunned Down Outside New York Mosque

A Muslim cleric and an associate have been shot dead in New York by a gunman who is still at large. Police say the gunman shot both victims in the back of the head Saturday afternoon at close range.  Witnesses say the gunman fled the scene still holding the gun. The victims, identified as 55-year-old Imam Maulama Akonjee and his 64-year-old associate, Thara Uddin, were shot as they left their mosque following afternoon prayers. The deadly incident took place outside the...

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