Muslim teen assaulted outside U.S. mosque, found murdered in Virginia

Darwin Martinez Torres, 22, of Sterling, Virginia, charged with murder of a 17-year-old American Muslim girl is shown in this Fairfax County Police Dept. photo released in Fairfax, Virginia, U.S., June 19, 2017. Courtesy Fairfax County Police Dept./Handout via REUTERS

WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A teenage Muslim girl killed by a bat-wielding motorist near a Virginia mosque was an apparent victim of "road rage" and her death is not being investigated as a hate crime, police said on Monday.

Nabra Hassanen, 17, was attacked early on Sunday in Sterling, Virginia, about 30 miles (50 km) west of Washington, after attending late-night prayers for the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, when many Muslims fast from dawn until sunset.