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A vehicle rolls by in front of the First American Fried Chicken restaurant, Tuesday, Sept. 20, 2016, in Elizabeth, N.J. The Elizabeth establishment and the apartment above are tied to Ahmad Khan Rahami, who was arrested as a suspect in the weekend bombings in New York and New Jersey. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)![Manhattan_Explosion__erika_garcia_foxnewslatino_com_3]()
U.S. Rep. Albio Sires, center left, D-8th District, N.J., answers a question as he stands outside the First American Fried Chicken restaurant Tuesday, Sept. 20, 2016, in Elizabeth, N.J. The Elizabeth establishment and the apartment above are tied to Ahmad Khan Rahami, who was arrested as a suspect in the weekend bombings in New York and New Jersey. Sires says Rahami contacted him in 2014 about help with his wife immigrating to the U.S. (AP Photo/Mel Evans)![Manhattan_Explosion__erika_garcia_foxnewslatino_com_2]()
Christian Bollwage, second from right, mayor of Elizabeth, N.J., talks to women near the First American Fried Chicken restaurant, Tuesday, Sept. 20, 2016, in Elizabeth, N.J. The Elizabeth establishment and the apartment above are tied to Ahmad Khan Rahami, who was arrested as a suspect in the weekend bombings in New York and New Jersey. (AP Photo/Julio Cortez)![Manhattan_Explosion__erika_garcia_foxnewslatino_com_4]()
FBI agents walk around the roof outside an apartment during an investigation at a building Monday, Sept. 19, 2016, in Elizabeth, N.J. FBI agents are searching the apartment that is tied to Ahmad Khan Rahami, wanted for questioning in the New York City bombing. (AP Photo/Mel Evans)![Suspicious_Package_New_Jersey__erika_garcia_foxnewslatino_com_5]()
Elizabeth NJ. Mayor J. Christian Bollwage answers a question as he stands not far from where police and officials gathered at a building early Monday, Sept. 19, 2016, in Elizabeth, N.J. The Elizabeth apartment is tied to a man wanted for questioning in the New York City bombing. Ahmad Khan Rahami has lived at that address in Elizabeth. He is a naturalized citizen from Afghanistan, the FBI said. (AP Photo/Mel Evans)![Suspicious_Package_New_Jersey__erika_garcia_foxnewslatino_com_6]()
Police and officials gather in the doorway of a building on Elmora Avenue early Monday, Sept. 19, 2016, in Elizabeth, N.J. A suspicious device found in a trash can near a train station exploded early Monday as a bomb squad was attempting to disarm it with a robot, officials said. (AP Photo/Mel Evans)![Fried_Chicken_joint]()
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Despite language and cultural barriers, Latinos and Muslims in Elizabeth forge civil relations
Muslims are among Elizabeth’s newest groups, with many longtime residents saying they began moving to this mostly immigrant city about 15 years ago.
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- Despite language and cultural barriers, Latinos and Muslims in Elizabeth forge civil relations
