Muslim Groups Plan Rally After NY Police Report

NEW YORK (AP) — Muslim groups and interfaith leaders are rallying Friday in the wake of a report about New York Police Department intelligence.

A secret police document shows that the NYPD recommended increasing surveillance of thousands of Muslims and their mosques based solely on their religion.

The Associated Press obtained a copy of the May 2006 NYPD intelligence report on Iran. It says police should expand clandestine operations at Shiite mosques.

Mayor Michael Bloomberg has said the police department never considers religion in its policing. Police Commissioner Raymond Kelly has said police only go where investigative leads take them.

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