Somali and Muslim community leaders in Minnesota are calling for an end to what they describe as a growing wave of harassment and threats, pointing to a school bus fire and threatening voicemails as evidence that anti-Somali hostility is escalating.
Images of a charred school bus were displayed Friday at Karmel Mall in Minneapolis as part of a public demonstration organized by community leaders. Minneapolis police said they are still investigating the fire, which occurred last week. No one was on board and no one was hurt, police said.
Community leaders said the bus fire is part of a broader pattern. They said Somali-owned businesses have received threatening voicemails, and that mothers are afraid their children will be targeted at school…