Muslim man stabbed multiple times in Utah over his religion, police say

A man was arrested in Utah for stabbing a Muslim man multiple times and stated ‌that he targeted the victim because of the victim’s religion, police said in court records.

WASHINGTON — A man was arrested in Utah for stabbing a Muslim man multiple times and stated ‌that he targeted the victim because of the victim’s religion, police said in court records on Tuesday.

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Police said the suspect told them he “intends to kill Muslims” and that he constituted “a substantial danger to the public if released based on ​his violent actions ... ideologies and pre-planned mass casualty events.”

The incident took place inside the Valley ​Fair Mall in Utah’s West Valley City on Monday. The male victim had “multiple ⁠stab wounds all over his body and was bleeding profusely,” police said in an affidavit.