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(AP) - A Minneapolis police lieutenant faced an
internal investigation after fellow officers reported he had made
remarks implying U.S. Rep. Keith Ellison is a terrorist.

      Lt. Bob Kroll denies calling Ellison a terrorist or even
mentioning him by name during a required police ethics class where
his colleagues say the remarks were made.

      Chief Tim Dolan issued a public apology to Ellison, a Democrat
from Minneapolis and the first Muslim elected to Congress. And in
an e-mail to employees, he called Kroll's comments unacceptable.

      "If these statements were made in the way they were relayed to
me, I am disappointed and concerned," Dolan said in an e-mail to
department employees obtained by The Associated Press. The e-mail
didn't detail the alleged remarks.

      Mayor R.T. Rybak also condemned the reported remarks.

      Kroll, an 18-year veteran, didn't immediately respond to a
message left at his office by The Associated Press on Friday, and
he had no published home listing. He told the Star Tribune, which
first reported the story, that Dolan had been given bad
information.

      "When the investigation is over, I'll be cleared of any
wrongdoing," he said.

      Ellison said he was grateful to Rybak and Dolan for "setting
the right tone."

      "The alleged comments don't reflect the diversity of our city,
or the warm embracing attitudes of those who live in the Fifth
District," he said. "The alleged comments don't reflect the
Minneapolis Police Department, who I respect as well."

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