U.S. group issues warning over planned armed anti-Islam rallies

‪#‎CAIR‬ issues warning over planned armed anti-Islam rallies

The Council for Islamic-American Relations (CAIR,) the nation's leading Muslim civil rights group, issued a warning to mosques nationwide Sunday to take additional safety measures ahead of the event.

In an interview with CBS News, CAIR spokesman Ibrahim Hooper said his organization monitors hate groups regularly, and that the talk surrounding the planned day of rallies on October 10th was unusually concerning.

"At first we didn't want to take it public but at some level you have to warn the community about these potentially violent hate rallies," Hooper said.

CAIR cited a Facebook page titled "Global Rally for Humanity," as being the focal point for planning what is right now estimated to be 20 separate rallies nationwide. The group is calling on protesters to be armed where permitted.

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