An image collage containing 2 images, Image 1 shows Emergency personnel gathered outside the Islamic Center of San Diego, Image 2 shows Law enforcement secure the area outside the Islamic Center of San Diego, where a body is covered with a tarp

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San Diego mosque where mass shooting left 3 dead has controversial history — including ties to 9/11 hijackers

Updated 7 hours ago
New York Post
The New York Times
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Summary

The mosque made headlines for being “best known as the home to two 9/11 hijackers” while its current imam has justified the Oct. 7 terror attacks in Israel. This cluster currently includes 4 articles from 3 sources.

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This cluster currently includes 4 articles from 3 sources. Sources in this event include The New York Times, PBS NewsHour, New York Post.

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An image collage containing 2 images, Image 1 shows Emergency personnel gathered outside the Islamic Center of San Diego, Image 2 shows Law enforcement secure the area outside the Islamic Center of San Diego, where a body is covered with a tarp
New York Post
New York Post
Leaning right
5/18/2026

San Diego mosque where mass shooting left 3 dead has controversial history — including ties to 9/11 hijackers

See more of our coverage in your search results. The San Diego mosque that was targeted in a horrific mass shooting Monday made headlines for being “ best known as the home to two 9/11 hijackers ,” while its current imam has justified the Oct. 7 terror attacks in Israel. Three people, including a security guard, were.

San Diego Mosque Shooting Comes Amid Rising Reports of Islamophobia in the U.S.
The New York Times
The New York Times
Leaning left
5/19/2026

San Diego Mosque Shooting Comes Amid Rising Reports of Islamophobia in the U.S.

The Council on American-Islamic Relations said complaints about bias against Muslims are at levels unseen in decades.

San Diego mosque attack heightens fears as anti-Islam rhetoric rises in U.S.
PBS NewsHour
PBS NewsHour
Leaning left
5/19/2026

San Diego mosque attack heightens fears as anti-Islam rhetoric rises in U.S.

Investigators are looking deeper into the motives of two teen gunmen who opened fire at an Islamic center in San Diego. Police say more than 30 guns were found at their homes, as well as a manifesto with hateful and white supremacist views. The shooting has sent shockwaves through the Muslim community in the U.S.

San Diego Mosque Shooting Follows Alarm About Rising Islamophobia
The New York Times
The New York Times
Leaning left
5/20/2026

San Diego Mosque Shooting Follows Alarm About Rising Islamophobia

Muslims pointed to a rise in overt hatred online, political attacks and harassment in the months before the killing of three people outside an Islamic center.