PhotoA gunman shot and killed an imam and his assistant on the street near their mosque in a working-class corner of Queens on Saturday afternoon, the police said. Mr. Abdin and other congregants said that Mr. Akonjee, originally from Bangladesh, lived in the area. The police said it appeared that Mr. Akonjee and Mr. Uddin were targeted but did not immediately release a motive for the shooting. They were wearing religious garb, and Mr. Akonjee was carrying more than $1,000, the police said. “Of course we’re afraid,” said Jamil Kahn, 38, who has attended Mr. Akonjee’s mosque and who works in the neighborhood.

Source: New York Times August 13, 2016 21:36 UTC