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Erdogan says US presidential candidates target Muslims in election

By Reuters
April 02, 2016

LANHAM :Islamophobia is on the rise in the United States and U.S presidential candidates have targeted Muslims during the election campaign, Turkish President
Tayyip Erdogan said on Saturday.

Speaking at the opening of a Turkish-sponsored mosque and religious complex outside Washington, Erdogan also said recent terrorist attacks in Brussels and Paris paled in comparison to what Turkey had endured.