Palestinian government condemns Chapel Hill killings as 'terrorism,' requests role in hate-crime probe

Chapel Hill, North Carolina
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The Palestinian Foreign Ministry condemned the murder of three Palestinian-Americans in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, earlier this week as "terrorism," Reuters reports.

"We consider (the killings) a serious indication of the growth of racism and religious extremism which is a direct threat to the lives of hundreds of thousands of American citizens who follow the Islamic faith," the ministry said in a statement released Saturday.

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Sarah Eberspacher

Sarah Eberspacher is an associate editor at TheWeek.com. She has previously worked as a sports reporter at The Livingston County Daily Press & Argus and The Arizona Republic. She graduated from Northwestern University's Medill School of Journalism.