Muslim American group raises funds to shoot victims in synagogue

WASHINGTON DC, KOMPAS.com – The fundraising campaign conducted by two Muslim American groups for the victims of the Pittsburg synagogue shooting raised $ 80,000, or about $ 1.2 billion.

The campaign, launched on the LaunchGood website, had an initial goal of $ 25,000 in six hours and the next target of $ 50,000 per day.

In addition, CelebrateMercy and MPower Cange, a US-Muslim non-profit institution, raised funds worth US $ 100,000, or Rs 1.5 billion.

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"We want to respond to evil because faith demands it and sends a message of strong compbadion through action," the group said in a statement.

AFP Proclaim, fundraising will be used to meet the short-term needs of injured victims and bereaved families, including funeral expenses and medical bills.

"Through this campaign, we hope to send a common message from Jewish and Muslim communities that there is no room for hatred and violence in America," the group said in a statement.

"We pray that this will restore a sense of security and peace for the American-Jewish community, which must have been shaken by this event," he added.

The hill proclaiming, the group is working with the Pittsburgh Islamic Center to deliver help.

As is known, 11 people were shot dead Saturday by a man in the Tree of Life synagogue in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania.

The shooting was described as the most deadly antisemitic attack in the history of the United States.

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The author, Robert Bowers (46), was arrested and injured as a result of his shooting with the police.

President Donald Trump also said that all Americans mourn mbad killings of Jews.

"This devilish anti-Semitic attack is an attack on humanity," Trump chanted.

"We will all work together to eliminate the poisons of the world's anti-Semitism and we must unite to overcome hate," he added.