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WEBVTT REPORTER: JUST AFTER SUNRISE, CALLS FOR PEACE AFTER RECENT TERRORIST ATTACKS. >> I'M HERE TODAY TO PRAY WITH YOU, SUPPORT YOU. REPORTER: AMONG THE HUNDREDS PRAYING, THE POLICE CAPTAIN. >> I'M GOING TO PUT THE BADGE ON HIM NOW. REPORTER: HE WAS PROMOTED TO CAPTAIN. >> WE ARE SO GRATEFUL FOR YOUR SERVICE TO OUR CITY AREA REPORTER: HE'S THE FIRST MUSLIM CAPTAIN IN BOSTON POLICE HISTORY. HE HAS ONE OF THE BUSIEST IN THE CITY. >> MY APPROACH IS RELATIONSHIP BUILDING. WE ARE WARM AND WELCOMING. WE ARE HERE TO PROVIDE A SERVICE. >> WHAT DOES IT MEAN FOR YOU TO KNOW YOU ARE IN THIS POSITION? >> IT IS REASSURING. WHAT A LOT OF PEOPLE WITH MUSLIM NAMES DOING TERRORIST ACTS, THE ENVIRONMENT IS DIFFICULT FOR THEM. REPORTER: ATTACKS DESIGNED TO TERRORIZE AND DIVIDE. >> WHAT IS THAT LIKE YOU WHEN YOU HEAR ABOUT AN ATTACK? >> ANY VIOLENT ACT, I CRINGE AT. PLEASE DON'T LET IT BE MUSLIM IN NAME ONLY. THESE ARE BAD PEOPLE. THEY DO NOT REPRESENT ISLAM . IT IS FRUSTRATING. REPORTER: HE MOVED TO THE UNITED STATES FROM TRINIDAD WHEN HE WAS 10 YEARS OLD. HE WAS RAISED IN BOSTON AND HAS BEEN A POLICE OFFICER FOR 28 YEARS. HE'S A FATHER OF THREE AND RAISED FIVE TIMES A DAY. >> WHEN YOU HEAR THEM SAY STOP ALL MUSLIMS FROM ENTERING THE UNITED DATE MWAI KIBAKI TO KNOW -- ENTERING THE UNITED STATES, WHAT DO YOU WANT PEOPLE TO KNOW? >> IT IS DISHEARTENING. IT IS NOT THE AMERICAN WAY. REPORTER: HE IS SERIOUS ABOUT HIS ROLE AS A BRIDGE. >> WHAT YOU TELL THEM ABOUT LAW ENFORCEMENT? >> WE ARE HERE FOR THEM. THERE SHOULD BE NO FEAR OF APPROACHING THE POLICE. REPORTER: YOU ARE THE CAPTAIN HERE. >> I AM HUMBLED.

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