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Mosque attack in San Diego
A deadly shooting at a mosque in San Diego, California, killed three men inside the Islamic Center in San Diego, and police said they suspect a hate crime as the motive.
“Toggle Play Islamic centre brings joy through World Cup watch parties At an Islamic centre in Washington DC, World Cup watch parties are giving many worshippers far from home a place to cheer on African and Muslim teams pursuing football history”
BBC reported that San Diego Police Chief Scott Wahl said, "It is fair to say that his actions were heroic. There is no doubt he saved many lives today."
Police said the suspects were aged 17 and 18 and died by suicide inside a vehicle a few blocks from the mosque, after the attack began Monday morning.
The BBC also said the Islamic Center campus houses the Rashid School, and aerial footage showed children holding hands as they walked through the center's parking lot while police responded.
Security guard praised
France 24 identified the security guard killed outside the Islamic Center in San Diego as Abdullah Amin, describing him as "the security guard who was killed outside the Islamic Center in San Diego".
France 24 said a fundraising campaign organized by CARE San Diego in collaboration with the Islamic Center raised more than $1.7 million for his family.
CNN Arabic quoted Sam Hamida saying, "If he hadn't been hit by that bullet, they would have gone up the stairs easily, then there are innocent children eight years old or younger, and women, as you know, people who are unable to defend themselves."
France 24 reported that authorities said the attackers were 18 and 17 years old and died by suicide shortly after carrying out the shooting on Monday, and that investigators believed they knew each other online and had adopted "extremism" due to online hate ideologies.
World Cup watch parties
Away from the U.S. attack, Al Jazeera described World Cup watch parties at an Islamic centre in Washington DC that gave worshippers far from home a place to cheer on African and Muslim teams pursuing football history.
“A friend who has known him for four years told CNN that the security guard who was killed in the shooting at the Islamic Center in San Diego was a father who cared about his community and sacrificed his life to protect the people inside the mosque”
Al Jazeera said the watch parties were happening at "an Islamic centre in Washington DC" and were aimed at worshippers "far from home" during the World Cup.
In a separate travel guide for the 2026 World Cup, the Arabic-language blog said Mexico will host 13 matches spread across three host cities—Mexico City, Guadalajara, and Monterrey—and that the tournament opens at Estadio Azteca on June 11.
The guide also stated that "Each of the three host cities has a mosque or Islamic center" that holds the five daily prayers and Friday prayers, and it named the Islamic Center in downtown Monterrey as one of the locations.
