Prosecutors: Man’s hatred was behind Minnesota mosque attack

ST. PAUL, Minn. (AP) — Prosecutors say the leader of an anti-government group in Illinois that organized the 2017 bombing of a Minnesota mosque acted on hateful beliefs toward Muslims. Defense attorneys for Michael Hari argued that the prosecution had no meaningful forensic evidence of his involvement. The attack on Dar Al-Farooq Islamic Center rattled community members who worship at the Bloomington mosque, and caused the attendance of the mosque and its services to suffer. Hari has plead