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Footage courtesy of the NYPD shows New York City mayor Bill de Blasio spoke at a press briefing for the NYPD, in New York City, on Monday, where he discussed the developments in the an investigation into the shooting of a Muslim Cleric Imam Maulama Alauddin Akonjee and his associate Thara Uddinin in Queens on Saturday.
Over 1,000 Muslims gathered to honour Imam Maulama Alauddin Akonjee and his associate Thara Uddin at their funeral in New York City on Monday, after the two were killed in Queens in what many in the city's Muslim community believe to be a hate crime. Following the funeral, the mourners marched through Queens, holding placards reading 'We want justice' and 'Stop Hate Crimes'.
A New York man is expected to appear in court on Tuesday after being charged with second-degree murder in the deaths of a New York Muslim imam and his assistant, who were gunned down over the weekend. Ashraf Fahim reports.
Hadi Matar, who is accused of the attempted murder of writer Salman Rushdie, arrives in court for a procedural hearing in Mayville, New York. [ATTN CLIENTS: NO AUDIO DUE TO COURTHOUSE RESTRICTIONS.] IMAGES
A prisoner transport van leaves the Old Bailey court in London, where Ali Harbi Ali, the 25-year-old man arrested over the stabbing death of British MP David Amess, pleaded not guilty to murder and preparing acts of terrorism. IMAGES