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3 killed in shooting at Islamic Center of San Diego, police say; 2 suspects also dead
Three people were killed in a shooting at the Islamic Center of San Diego on Monday, and two suspected shooters were found dead inside a vehicle nearby, San Diego Police Chief Scott Wahl said.

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As Islamic Center reopens after deadly attack, San Diego Muslims express uneasiness, defiance
What We Know About the Shooting at the Islamic Center of San Diego
The teens who attacked the Islamic Center of San Diego were latest to cite prior atrocities
An attack at a California Islamic center is the latest violence where the perpetrators said they were inspired by past atrocities, such as the 2019 massacre in Christchurch, New Zealand

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'We are resilient': As San Diego's Muslim community reels from mosque shooting, it refuses to be intimidated
Police seized guns from home of mosque shooter after alarming behavior in 2025
In San Diego, a Final Prayer Before Laying Heroes to Rest
They will think of Amin Abdullah, 51, the security guard who made sure the mosque’s campus, with more than 100 schoolchildren on site, was locked down before he confronted the heavily armed teenagers ...

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'Never Going To Be The Same': Members Of The San Diego Muslim Community Are Traumatized
Social media, manifesto of San Diego mosque shooters rooted in white nationalism

Year before shooting, father removed guns from home of Islamic Center teen gunman

In a statement to police in 2025, the family said they were communicating regularly with their son’s school to monitor him, had put him in therapy once a week and had significantly increased their supervision of him.

It was a beacon of hope and faith in San Diego. Attack leaves a community seeking answers

The San Diego Islamic Center is typically a bustling crossroads, with kids in school, the faithful coming to pray and others simply taking part in cultural activity.

Trump says top Islamic State leader was killed in Nigeria strike

Trump said the operation killed Abu-Bilal al-Minuki, whom he described as "second in command of ISIS globally." Nigeria's president said the strike took place at a compound in the Lake Chad basin.

San Diego’s Muslim community picks up the pieces after mass shooting: 'We’re just your neighbors'

Teacher’s assistant Iman Khatib was administering tests at the elementary school inside the Islamic Center of San Diego (ICSD) when she heard the bangs. She locked the classroom door, turned off the lights,