Bomb explodes at Minnesota mosque during morning prayer
MINNEAPOLIS -- Police are investigating a reported explosion at an Muslim community center Saturday morning in Bloomington, CBS Minnesota reports.
Police said the explosion was reported at about 5:05 a.m. at that Dar Al-Farooq Islamic Center in Bloomington, Minnesota, outside Minneapolis.
The building sustained fire and smoke damage, but there were no injuries.
Asad Zaman, the executive director of Muslim American Society of Minnesota, said in a press conference Saturday morning that the blast occurred during early morning prayers. The explosion occurred in the imam's office at the center. A window was broken, and Zaman said he assumes the bomb was thrown into the office as people were preparing for morning prayer.
Zaman said a member of the congregation saw a pickup truck speeding away from the parking lot. Community members extinguished the fire before first responders arrived.
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