New York man charged with murder in deaths of imam, assistant

(Reuters) - A New York man, Oscar Morel, of Brooklyn, was charged on Monday with two counts of second-degree murder in the shooting deaths of a Muslim imam and his assistant, a police spokesman said. Morel, 35, was also charged with two counts of second-degree criminal possession of a weapon, the spokesman added. (Reporting by Ian Simpson; Editing by Clarence Fernandez)