\`No place in America\`: US President denounces killing of four Muslims
United States President Joe Biden denounced the killings of 4 Muslim men in New Mexico state that police say may be linked and could be a hate crime.
'I am angered and saddened by the horrific killings of 4 Muslim people in Albuquerque_' President Biden said on Twitter on Sunday.
'While we await a full investigation_ my prayers are with the victims families_ and my administration stands strongly with the Muslim community. These hateful attacks have no place in America.' President Biden added.
Police in Albuquerque_ New Mexico s largest city_ said on Saturday that they are investigating the murders of three Muslim people that they now suspect are related to a fourth homicide from previous year.
The Albuquerque police said in a statement that they discovered the latest victim overnight Friday. His body was found near a Lutheran Family Services office that provides assistance to refugees.
Police did not identify the suspected person_ but said he was in his mid-20s and 'a native from South Asia'.
'Investigators believe Friday's murder may be connected to three murders of Muslim men also from South Asia_' police Albuquerque added.
The Council on American-Islamic Relations_ the largest Muslim civil rights group in the US_ has offered a 10_000 dollar reward to whoever provides information leading to the killer or killers arrest. Tensions have risen sharply in the city's Muslim community.
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