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Muslim doctor shot and stabbed outside Texas mosque

A Muslim man on his way to morning prayer services was attacked outside of a mosque in Houston on Sunday, according to a report in ABC 13.

Breaking: man shot walking to mosque in #Houston on the way to morning prayer @abc13houston pic.twitter.com/ZuVmjAlkrb
- Marla Carter (@MarlaABC13) July 3, 2016

A spokesperson for the mosque, Mohammed Imaduddin, told the news channel that the victim, who was a doctor, was ambushed by three people.
The attackers shot and stabbed the victim, Fox 26 reported.

Man shot and stabbed while on his way to pray at mosque in SW Houston this morning. Condition not known. No one in custody. @Fox26Houston
- Sally MacDonald (@SallyMacFox26) July 3, 2016

"It is very scary right now given the current political climate," Imaduddin told ABC 13.
The TV station has identified the mosque where the incident took place as Madrasah Islamiah.

Exclusive video shows chaos after mosque shooting as man is shot on his way to morning prayer @abc13houston pic.twitter.com/4AGKzd4Cy8
- Marla Carter (@MarlaABC13) July 3, 2016

The incident comes the day after another Muslim man was beaten outside of a mosque in Florida. Hate crimes and threats against Muslims have increased in the months since the terror attacks in Paris and San Bernardino, California.
Meanwhile, presumptive Republican nominee Donald Trump has vowed to ban all members of the religion, numbering around 1.6 billion worldwide, from entering the U.S.

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