The leader of a mosque in New York has been shot dead in broad daylight.
The imam and another man were killed on their way home from a prayer service.
Maulama Akonjee (55) and Thara Uddin (64) were shot near their mosque in the Ozone Park neighborhood in Queens.
Police say the pair were shot in the head at close range.
Henry Sautner is spokesperson for the New York Police Department.
More than 100 people gathered at a rally overnight, where Zead Ramadan from the Council of American Islamic Relations called for politicians to be more tolerant:
