President of the Muslim Leadership Council of San Diego Abdullah Tahiri, though, said he cannot say he is surprised, even while he is horrified. He blamed the bloodshed on a heated political climate that has “tolerated, normalised, federalised, institutionalised, routinised, and actively weaponised” anti-Muslim sentiment for years.
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