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Muhammad Art Exhibit And Cartoon Contest

Two people were shot by police outside of an event billed as the "Muhammad Art Exhibit and Cartoon Contest" in Garland, Texas, on Sunday evening, according to Garland Mayor Douglas Athas, who added, "I believe they are dead." A security guard was also wounded, according to Athas.

CNN producer Chris Lett, who was covering the event, said there were about 40 people gathered when police announced there had been a shooting. The event, sponsored by the American Freedom Defense Initiative, claimed to have received "Over 350 submissions of Mohammed cartoons from all over the world." Ref. CNN

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One of two gunmen in a Garland, Texas, attack on a cartoon contest featuring images of the Muslim Prophet Mohammed has been identified as Elton Simpson, a federal law enforcement source told CNN's Susan Candiotti.

The source said Simpson, who along with another gunman was shot dead by police, is thought to have sent a tweet before the attack with the hashtag #texasattack. "May Allah accept us as mujahideen," The tweet read in part.

Simpson was well known to the FBI, the source said. He was convicted in 2011 of making a false statement involving international and domestic terrorism and sentenced to three years of probation, court records show.

Simpson told FBI agents he had not discussed traveling to Somalia to engage in "Violent jihad" When he had, according to an indictment reviewed by CNN.

The FBI says that its agents are at an apartment complex in Phoenix where the two gunmen lived. Ref. CNN

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Considering what just happened in France who had the very crazy idea of having this contest to invite trouble?

Contest Cartoon Exhibit Art Muhammad

Not a theme I would have chosen but maybe it was to prove people should be able to do whatever they want and to bring out the extremists from hiding. Looks like they were successful on both fronts.

Contest Cartoon Exhibit Art Muhammad

The second gunman in the Garland, Texas, attack has been identified as Nadir Soofi, two law enforcement officials told CNN's Pamela Brown.

Soofi was the roommate of Elton Simpson, the other gunman. Soofi is not well known to federal law enforcement and was not on the FBI radar like Simpson was, one of the officials said. Ref. CNN

Muhammad Art Exhibit And Cartoon Contest

Islamic State claims responsibility for Texas attack

The Islamic State has claimed responsibility for an attack outside a Texas art show featuring cartoon depictions of the prophet Mohammed, SITE Intel Group reports. A bulletin on the group's Al Bayan radio station Tuesday said that "Two soldiers of the caliphate" Carried out Sunday's attack, the jihadist monitoring service said.The claim could not be independently verified by USA TODAY.

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Why Pamela Geller Is Hated

Pamela Geller — the woman whose group, the American Freedom Defense Initiative, organized the Muhammad cartoon drawing contest in Garland, Texas — may be the most hated person in America right now. She is certainly the left’s chief villain. And, sad to say, though few conservatives hate her, more than a few have condemned her. The question is why? Here are three reasons. Reason One: The left Hates Those Who Confront Evil The first and most important reason is a rule of life that I wrote about in a recent column explaining the left’s hatred for Israeli Prime Minister... Ref. Source 3a