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Muslims call for NYPD chief Ray Kelly to resign over movie

In this file photo, NYPD Commissioner Ray Kelly

Photo credit: AP | In this file photo, NYPD Commissioner Ray Kelly holds a new conference. Kelly apologized for appearing in a documentary movie about terrorism, but some Muslims have called for his resignation. (Jan. 18, 2012)

Muslim groups are calling for New York's police commissioner to step down because of his appearance in a film they say puts their religion and its adherents in a bad light.

About 20 activists held a news conference on the steps of City Hall on Thursday and criticized Ray Kelly for giving an interview to the producers of the movie "The Third Jihad."

The movie uses dramatic footage to...

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