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Members of the New York City Police Department establish a crime scene at the spot where Imam Alala Uddin Akongi was killed in the Queens borough of New York City, August 13, 2016. REUTERS/Stephanie Keith

Imam, second man shot dead in New York City

The imam and a second man were both shot in the head while walking home from afternoon prayers at a mosque in Queens, authorities said. The motive for the shooting was not immediately known.

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