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Video: Man smashes window at Minneapolis mosque

MINNEAPOLIS – New video shows a man smashing glass at a Minneapolis mosque. 

Early Monday, worshipers saw the man trying to get inside the Umatul Islam Mosque, located on 2nd Avenue South near East Lake Street.  

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CAIR-Minnesota

The Minnesota chapter of the Council on American-Islamic Relations (CAIR-Minnesota) says the vandalism is particularly concerning during the month of Ramadan, when Muslims gather daily for prayers. 

CAIR is urging police to investigate it as a possible hate crime.

MORE: Twin Cities Muslims reflect on the fasting, spiritual cleansing of Ramadan

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