January 04, 2024 09:07 am | Updated 09:43 am ISTA New Jersey imam has died after being shot outside a Newark mosque early on January 3, 2024 morning, and authorities have yet to identify a suspect or motive for the attack, local prosecutors said. The imam killed on Wednesday, Hassan Sharif, was shot multiple times shortly after 6 a.m. in his vehicle outside Masjid Muhammad mosque in Newark, said Essex County prosecutor Theodore Stephens at Wednesday's press conference. "There are many in New Jersey right now who are feeling a heightened sense of fear," Platkin said. As a consequence, the U.S. Department of Homeland Security in December issued security guidance for faith-based communities. Since Oct. 7, authorities have beefed up the presence of law enforcement at all houses of worship in New Jersey, but especially mosques and synagogues, Platkin said.

Source: The Hindu January 04, 2024 10:32 UTC