NY Police Document: Focus On Shiite Mosques

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NY Police Document: Focus On Shiite Mosques 2012-02-02T16:54:42-07:00

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NEW YORK (AP) — A secret police document shows that the New York Police Department recommended increasing surveillance of thousands of Muslims and their mosques based solely on their religion.

The Associated Press obtained a copy of a May 2006 New York police intelligence report on Iran. It says police should expand clandestine operations at Shiite mosques. It then lists mosques around the Northeast.

Mayor Michael Bloomberg has said the police department never considers religion in its policing. Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly has said police only go where investigative leads take them. But the document lists no leads justifying spying at Shiite mosques.

The document will likely renew debate over how the New York police view Muslims.

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View the NY police document: http://bit.ly/wYrAUX

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