Williams, Brandt
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Somali community leaders in Minneapolis are appealing to the African American community to join them in protesting the police shooting and killing of a mentally ill Somali man last weekend. Minneapolis officialssay the officers acted in accordance with police regulations. But the Somali leaders told a predominantly African American crowd this morning Tuesday the death of Abu Kassim Jelani is a case of police brutality. Some members of the African American community said they can sympathize with the Somalis. Minnesota Public Radio's Brandt Williams reports.
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