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NYPD paid informant to ‘bait’ Muslims and spy on mosques: report
An American of Bengali descent says that the New York City Police Department paid him to spy on mosques and “bait” Muslims into talking about jihad and terrorism. Shamiur Rahman told The Associated Press that he agreed to take on the role of informant in January because he believed that…
Muslim community ‘vindicated’ after NYPD spy program produced no leads
The New York City Police Department’s heavily-criticized spying on Muslim residents did not produce any leads or help any investigations of terrorist activities, in a report a civil rights group calls a “vindication” of the city’s Muslim community. According to the Associated Press, testimony unsealed Monday evening revealed that NYPD…
NYC’s World Financial Center evacuated over ‘novelty grenade’
Police in New York have given the “all clear” after 2 World Financial Center was evacuated due to a suspicious package that turned out to be a “novelty item.” The New York City Police Department said on Thursday that someone in the building had ordered the toy that looked like…
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