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CHRISTCHURCH, New Zealand (AFP) — An imam who was leading prayers at a Christchurch mosque when a gunman brandishing semi-automatic weapons mowed down his congregation said Saturday that the Muslim community’s love for New Zealand would not be shaken by the massacre. “We still love this country,” said Ibrahim Abdul Halim, imam of Linwood Mosque, vowing that extremists would “never ever touch our confidence”. Halim gave a harrowing account of the moment during Friday prayers […]
NEW YORK, United States (AFP) — Jose Ramirez claimed the vacant World Boxing council super lightweight world title Saturday with a 12-round unanimous decision over fellow American Amir Imam. Ramirez, a 2012 Olympian, remained unbeaten, taking his record to 22-0 with 16 wins inside the distance as he captured the title vacated by Terence Crawford when he moved up to welterweight. “Man, it’s a dream come true,” said California’s Ramirez, who gained the decision by scores […]
(AFP) — The police believe a Shiite Muslim cleric was the likely target of explosions that killed two people in Manila, an official said Sunday, rejecting Islamic State claims of involvement. Six others were injured when two explosions rocked the office of the imam, Nasser Abinal, in Manila’s busy Quiapo district on Saturday. Oscar Albayalde, head of police forces in the National Capital Region, said the bomb was apparently intended for Abinal, who is also […]
