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FBI Launches New Round of Questioning of Muslims

HeadlineJul 19, 2004

The Los Angeles Times is reporting FBI agents have begun interviewing dozens of Muslims and Arab Americans around the country including in Virginia, Florida, New York and California. The government claims they are trying to find information about any plots to disrupt the political conventions or elections. Nihad Awad, the executive director of Council on American Islamic Relations said he was meeting with the FBI today to express his concerns about the new round of questioning.

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