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	The assailant &quot;made some references to Allah,&quot; Blair Anderson, police chief in the city of St. Cloud, told journalists. &quot;We have confirmed that he asked at least one person if they were Muslim before he assaulted them.&quot;</div>
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	But he emphasized that the investigation remains ongoing and that &quot;whether that was a terrorist attack or not, I&#39;m not willing to say that right now because we just don&#39;t know.&quot;</div>
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Eight injured in Minnesota mall stabbing, suspect shot dead: police

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Eight injured in Minnesota mall stabbing, suspect shot dead: police

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