Man with machete reportedly stormed house of rabbi next to synagogue in New York suburb
Several people have been injured in a stabbing next to a synagogue in the New York suburb of Monsey, according to multiple reports from the scene.
A man reportedly used a machete to attack people attending a Hanukkah lighting celebration at the house of a community rabbi after prayers at the synagogue next door.
Clips being circulated on social media show ambulances and security personal rushing to the site.
*BREAKING NOW* Multiple people stabbed inside Rabbi Rottenberg Shul in Forshay (Monsey). Reports a black man armed with a knife began stabbing people.
Credit – Monsey News. pic.twitter.com/butbeZmSYf
— Mike Cernovich (@Cernovich) Disyembre 29, 2019
The Orthodox Public Affairs Council for the Hudson Valley region said on Twitter that,”At 9:50 this eve, a call came in about a mass stabbing at 47 Forshay Road in Monsey (Rockland County; 30 miles North of NYC). It’s the house of a Hasidic Rabbi. 5 patients with stab wounds, all Hasidic, were transported to local hospitals.”
At 9:50 this eve, a call came in about a mass stabbing at 47 Forshay Road in Monsey (Rockland County; 30 miles North of NYC). It’s the house of a Hasidic Rabbi. 5 patients with stab wounds, all Hasidic, were transported to local hospitals.
— OJPAC Hudson Valley (@OJPACHV) Disyembre 29, 2019
NYPD Counterterrorism Bureau said it was “closely monitoring” the reports.
We are closely monitoring the reports of multiple people stabbed at a synagogue in Monsey, NY (Rockland County) pic.twitter.com/cHoQnbneKO
— NYPDCounterterrorism (@NYPDCT) Disyembre 29, 2019
On December 10, two shooters entered the JC Kosher Supermarket in Jersey City, New Jersey, killing three people before being killed by police themselves. Authorities said they were motivated by a hatred of Jews and law enforcement.
As reported by The Times of Israel