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The U.S. attorney's office in Minneapolis announced Monday that it is launching a formal civil rights investigation into the rejection of a proposed Islamic center in St. Anthony.
Jeanne Cooney, spokeswoman for the office, says the agency began a preliminary review of the case in June after the St. Anthony City Council voted down the proposed Abu Huraira Islamic Center.
Cooney said the U.S. attorney's office wants to reach an out-of-court resolution with all parties.