Mosques step up safety after Trump's comments targeting Somali Minnesotans

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After President Donald Trump urged people to "fight back" against Somali immigrants in Minnesota, mosque leaders and neighbors are taking steps to protect their communities. They're renewing patrols that started during Operation Metro Surge and reminding worshipers about emergency exits and safety procedures.

Mosques around the state are stepping up security amid a wave of comments from leaders — including President Donald Trump — attacking Minnesota’s Somali American community.

The president posted those comments Thursday after a week of statements from officials and social media chatter blaming the Somali community for violence in Minnesota.

A shooting at a high school football game in Eden Prairie on Oct. 2 that injured two Somali American teenagers helped spark th...