Police seek man in abduction attempt at Smithsonian’s Air and Space Museum

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Authorities said they are looking for a 60-year-old man who they believe was involved in a recent abduction attempt at the Smithsonian’s National Air and Space Museum.

U.S. Park Police officials said they have a warrant for Bernard Drai, who also goes by Bernard Derei. He is known, police said, to travel often to the United States and Canada from Israel. It is believed that he may be staying in the New York City area. Police have released a description and photo of Drai.

According to police, a group of children with chaperones was leaving the museum’s north entrance on March 3 when a man grabbed the hand of one of the children. He walked a few steps with the child before one of the chaperones noticed and yelled for him to leave the kid alone.

The man fled in what is thought to be a white shuttle bus in the 600 block of Jefferson Drive Southwest.

Anyone with information is asked to call 202-610-8737.