San Diego Mosque Attack Highlights Surge in Islamophobia
TL;DR
Three people were killed outside the Islamic Center of San Diego in a shooting carried out by two young men whose motives drew on online hatred and conspiracy theories about Muslims; the incident underscores a growing wave of anti-Muslim rhetoric in U.S. politics and society, with affected families describing fear and grief as communities demand accountability.
- San Diego Attack Follows Alarm About Rising Islamophobia The New York Times
- Victims of Islamic Center shooting identified KPBS
- San Diego attackers' hate manifesto targeted many groups, sought 'destruction of political system', sources say Los Angeles Times
- Shooting suspect’s mother reported her son, car and weapons missing hours before mosque attack CNN
- Hate-filled manifesto, online radicalization and 30 guns: What we know about the mosque shooting investigation Times of San Diego
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