Police in Albuquerque, New Mexico, have stepped up their presence following the killings of Muslims. "First of all, we are making sure that the police are visible in the mosques to make it clear that we are there and are watching," said the city's mayor, Tim Keller, on CNN on Monday evening (local time). Police are now patrolling certain areas of the city more frequently. School will start again this week, says Keller. There will be special programs for the safety of Muslim students there, he announced. "So we're trying to be extremely visible."
Albuquerque police said Saturday night they are investigating a murder of a Muslim man that may be linked to three similar acts in the city. In all four cases from the past nine months, the murdered were Muslim men from South Asia. The federal police FBI support the local police in the investigation.
The three most recent murders occurred within a two-week span and caused an uproar in the city. US President Joe Biden said: "These hateful attacks have no place in America."
