FBI’s killing of Detroit Muslim leader 10 years ago haunts communities

October 28, 2019   

(Detroit Free Press) Ten years ago Monday, about 20 FBI agents in helmets and military gear swarmed into a warehouse in Dearborn, the red laser dots from their M4 rifles flickering around the room.

A few minutes after 12 noon, one of the agents sicced a K9 dog on Imam Luqman Abdullah, the 53-year-old Muslim leader who headed a nearby mosque on Detroit’s westside.

Seconds later, four of the agents fired at Abdullah, striking him 20 times and killing him.

The U.S. Department of Justice, Michigan attorney general, and Dearborn Police all concluded that the FBI acted appropriately on Oct. 28, 2009, when they killed Abdullah and arrested several of his followers in an undercover sting operation recorded on video by the FBI. They said that Abdullah fired first at the dog, a claim his attorneys strongly deny, saying there is no evidence he even had a gun.

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