Armed Man Seen at Memphis Mosque Raises Security Concerns Among Muslims
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\nA security incident at a mosque in Memphis, Tennessee, has prompted concern among local Muslim community leaders after a man carrying a rifle was reported at a mosque in the city\u2019s Berclair neighborhood.<\/p>\n
According to local media reports, Memphis police released a description of the man seen near Masjid As-Salam Mosque on Stratford Road. Reports said the man fled after being confronted by mosque security.<\/p>\n
Action News 5 reported that Memphis Police said no threats were made by the man, but that authorities had not located him at the time of reporting.<\/p>\n
The incident came shortly after a deadly shooting at the Islamic Center of San Diego, where three people were killed in what authorities investigated as a possible hate crime. Memphis faith and community leaders later held a vigil for the San Diego victims and warned about rising anti-Muslim rhetoric and gun violence.<\/p>\n
Muslim leaders in Memphis have called for vigilance and stronger protection of places of worship while police continue to investigate the incident.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Armed Man Seen at Memphis Mosque Raises Security Concerns Among Muslims ——————————————- A security incident at a mosque in Memphis, Tennessee, has prompted concern among local Muslim community leaders after a man carrying a rifle was reported at a mosque in the city\u2019s Berclair neighborhood. According to local media reports, Memphis police released a description …<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":142742,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"rop_custom_images_group":[],"rop_custom_messages_group":[],"rop_publish_now":"initial","rop_publish_now_accounts":{"facebook_108372464460192_245495985553329":""},"rop_publish_now_history":[],"rop_publish_now_status":"pending","footnotes":""},"categories":[30],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-142743","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-world"],"yoast_head":"\n