FALLS CHURCH, VA - NOVEMBER 09: Imam Johari Abdul-Malik speaks at the Dar Al-Hijrah Islamic Center November 9, 2009 in Falls Church, Virginia. Fort Hood shooting suspect Maj. Nidal M. Hasan attended the Washington, DC area mosque in 2001 and federal investigators are reported to be examining any links between Hasan and a former imam at the mosque who U.S. authorities say has become a supporter and leading promoter of al-Qaeda since leaving the United States. Getty Images logo Getty Images 3 weeks ago

FALLS CHURCH, VA - NOVEMBER 09: Imam Johari Abdul-Malik speaks at the Dar Al-Hijrah Islamic Center November 9, 2009 in Falls Church, Virginia. Fort Hood shooting suspect Maj. Nidal M. Hasan attended the Washington, DC area mosque in 2001 and federal investigators are reported to be examining any links between Hasan and a former imam at the mosque who U.S. authorities say has become a supporter and leading promoter of al-Qaeda since leaving the United States.

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