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Jul 7, 2009 12:18 am US/Pacific

FBI Probes Muslim Leader's Death In Mojave Desert

YERMO, Calif. (AP) ― The FBI is investigating the death of an imam whose body was found inside a burned home in the Mojave Desert that was spraypainted with racial slurs and swastikas.

Agency spokeswoman Laura Eimiller says agents are working with local authorities to determine whether a crime had been committed and, if so, whether it was a hate crime.

Ali Mohammed was painting over the graffiti at his home in the town of Yermo when the fire erupted on June 27.

Authorities said the fire was suspicious, but have not determined how it started.

The 51-year-old Mohammed founded three mosques in the area.

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