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Synagogue stabbings: three hurt in Monsey attack, say reports Synagogue stabbings: five hurt in Monsey attack, say reports
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Police search launched after attack in New York state townPolice search launched after attack in New York state town
At least three people were stabbed on Saturday night in a house close to a synagogue in Monsey, New York, according to reports. An attacker stabbed five people late on Saturday at a rabbi’s home in New York state before fleeing, a Jewish organisation said.
The attack took place just before 10pm on Forshay Road in Monsey, tweeted Steve Lieberman, a reporter with the Journal News in Rockland county. Police were searching the area, Lieberman said. The Orthodox Jewish Public Affairs Council said an attacker wearing a scarf stabbed the victims at a house in Monsey, Rockland county, about 30 miles north of New York City.
Some accounts of the situation said the attacker first set upon people with a machete during festivities at a rabbi’s residence. All five victims were taken to hospital, the council said, and two were in critical condition with one of them stabbed at least six times.
The NYPD Counterterrorism Bureau said it was closely monitoring reports of multiple people stabbed at a synagogue in Rockland county. The Anti-Defamation League of New York and New Jersey said it was aware of the reports and had someone on their way to the scene. The New York attorney general, Letitia James, said she was “deeply disturbed” by the situation in Monsey. “There is zero tolerance for acts of hate of any kind and we will continue to monitor this horrific situation.”
Media reports said police were searching the area for the assailant. Reports said the attack took place at the rabbi’s house close to a synagogue, just before 10pm on Forshay Road in Monsey.
Some accounts of the situation said the attacker set upon people with a machete during festivities at the rabbi’s residence.
The NYPD Counterterrorism Bureau said it was closely monitoring the situation and Jewish organisation the Anti-Defamation League of New York and New Jersey said it was sending someone to the scene.
Monsey is about 30 miles north of New York City.Monsey is about 30 miles north of New York City.
With Reuters The stabbings in Monsey come on the heels of apparently antisemitic attacks reported throughout New York during Hanukkah. Saturday was the seventh night of Hanukkah. Around New York City, police have gotten at least six reports this week and eight since 13 December of attacks possibly motivated by anti-Jewish bias.
With Reuters and Associated Press