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When Libya dictator Moammar Gadhafi was killed in an uprising, militant groups looted his weapons cache, dispersing the guns and missiles to various countries. The violence in Algeria and Benghazi -- and Israel's worries about an increasingly hostile Arab world – stem from this resurgence. NBC's Richard Engel reports. (Nightly News)

Investigators are searching for more clues as to why a Muslim, born in Kosovo but raised in Germany, opened fire on a busload of U.S. service members at Frankfurt International Airport. NBC's Anne Thompson reports. (TODAY show)

NBC's Jim Maceda reports that in Tunisia, Jordan and Lebanon, much of the population is celebrating the Egyptian revolt, even as many regional leaders remain noticeably quiet. Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad reacted to the situation by saying a new Islamic Middle East will emerge without any "Israeli or U.S. interference." (NewsNation)

Sharif El-Gamal, the real estate developer behind the planned Islamic cultural center near ground zero, dismisses negative polls, saying that the community leaders in lower Manhattan have voted unanimously for the facility. 

Imam Feisal Abdul Rauf, the spiritual leader behind a planned Islamic cultural center near ground zero, is trying to convince 9/11 families he's sensitive to their concerns. NBC's Ron Allen reports. 

During an exclusive interview with NBC's Andrea Mitchell in Tehran, Iran's President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad says that he feels "Zionists" and people "without religion" are behind the uproar surrounding Muslim Americans' plans for a cultural center near ground zero.