A man has taken hostages during services at a synagogue near Fort Worth, Texas, and FBI crisis negotiators are trying to negotiate with the man, according to the local police department in Colleyville in a statement. After 5 p.m. local time, a male hostage was “released uninjured” from the “major incident,” according to the statement from…
FBI Crisis Negotiations Underway at Texas Synagogue, One Hostage Released
California Man Gets Life Sentence for Fatal Synagogue Attack
SAN DIEGO—A 22-year-old former nursing student was denied a chance to address a courtroom before a judge sentenced him Thursday to life in prison without the possibility of parole for bursting into a Southern California synagogue on the last day of Passover in 2019 with a semiautomatic rifle, killing one worshipper and wounding three others….
Met Police Release New Images of Serial Anti-Semitic Assault Suspect
The Metropolitan Police on Wednesday released new images of a man suspected of multiple assaults on Jewish males in north London. The Met have been looking for the man since Aug. 20 following reports of five unprovoked attacks on Aug. 18. CCTV footage released by Jewish neighbourhood watch group Shomrim shows the man—dressed in white Islamic…
2 Dead, Over 150 Injured in Israeli Synagogue Bleacher Collapse
JERUSALEM—Israeli medics said at least two people were killed and more than 150 injured after a bleacher collapsed at an uncompleted West Bank synagogue on Sunday, the eve of a major Jewish holiday. The bleacher was packed with Orthodox worshippers and collapsed during prayers at the beginning of Shavuot. A spokesman for Magen David Adom…
Merkel Condemns Synagogue Attacks: Spokesman
BERLIN—Chancellor Angela Merkel condemned attacks on synagogues and other Jewish cultural institutions in Germany, her spokesman said on Friday. German police on Wednesday detained more than a dozen men in three cities suspected of damaging a synagogue, burning Israeli flags, and starting a fire at a Jewish memorial site, with authorities warning there could be…
Police Arrest Suspect in New York City Synagogue Vandalism Spree
Officials in New York City charged a 29-year-old man in connection to several acts of vandalism in the Bronx over the past several days. Jordan Burnette was charged with burglary as a hate crime and “numerous charges related to the acts of vandalism as hate crimes that have taken place in this community,” Jessica Corey,…
Man Arrested in Anti-Semitic Graffiti Attack on Montreal Synagogue to Appear in Court
Montreal police say a 28-year-old man arrested Wednesday for allegedly defacing a synagogue with anti-Semitic graffiti will appear in court today. The man was arrested after spray-painted swastikas were found on the doors of Shaar Hashomayim, one of the city’s largest synagogues. Const. Raphael Bergeron says a request for psychological evaluation is expected for the…
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