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Associated Press deletes weirdly edited ‘Allahu Akbar’ tweet

By Becket Adams
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Associated Press deletes weirdly edited ‘Allahu Akbar’ tweet

The Associated Press deleted a tweet Wednesday that failed to note the suspect in the Fresno, Calif., shooting this week, which claimed the lives of three people, reportedly shouted “Allahu Akbar” when he was arrested.

The now-deleted AP tweet instead translated the shooting suspect, Kori Ali Muhammad, and reported he allegedly shouted, “God is Great.”

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