Attack on imam in the US: Both the attacker, the prosecutor and the police turned out to be Turks
In the city of Paterson, where the Turkish and Muslim community is densely populated, in the US state of New Jersey, the imam of the mosque was attacked with a knife while leading Sunday morning prayers.
Sayed El-Nakib, the imam of the mosque called the Omar Mosque, was stabbed to death by the attacker who hid among the congregation while prostrate while leading the morning prayer on Sunday, April 9.
In the security camera footage of the mosque, it was clearly reflected that the attacker named Şerif Zorba (32), who was in the third row, jumped on the prostrate congregation and stabbed the 65-year-old imam with a knife in the forehead. . hand.
The person who attacked the imam was found to be a Turk named Şerif Zorba.
Subsequently, Zorba, who threatened those who tried to arrest him with a knife in his hand, was preparing to flee towards the outer door of the mosque and was captured by the community and handed over to the police.
It was shared that Imam Al-Nakib, who was being treated at Saint Joseph Hospital, a few minutes from the mosque, was not in mortal danger.
The moments when the Turkish attacker stabbed the imam were captured on security camera.
In his statement, it was stated that the suspect, who claimed he was from Istanbul and was understood to have arrived in the US a short time ago, attended his first online hearing from the Bergen County Jail yesterday, accompanied by a Turkish interpreter, and was charged with “carrying a weapon without a license and attempting to murder”.
In the press release, the mosque’s administration, which included the details of the incident, did not mention why Zorba carried out the attack, but noted that the investigation into the matter is ongoing. (AA)