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| Jewish student stabbed in head in attack at New York synagogue | Jewish student stabbed in head in attack at New York synagogue |
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| A Jewish student has been stabbed in the head while worshipping at a synagogue in New York. | A Jewish student has been stabbed in the head while worshipping at a synagogue in New York. |
| The 22-year-old was at the Chabad-Lubavitch Hasidic headquarters in Brooklyn when a confrontation happened at about 1.40am this morning, police said. | The 22-year-old was at the Chabad-Lubavitch Hasidic headquarters in Brooklyn when a confrontation happened at about 1.40am this morning, police said. |
| His suspected attacker, 49, was shot at the scene after he allegedly refused to drop his knife and was later pronounced dead in hospital. | His suspected attacker, 49, was shot at the scene after he allegedly refused to drop his knife and was later pronounced dead in hospital. |
| He had burst inside the synagogue and shouted "I want to kill the Jew!", the New York Daily News reported. | He had burst inside the synagogue and shouted "I want to kill the Jew!", the New York Daily News reported. |
| A video from the scene appeared to show police ordering the man to "drop the f****** knife" as the man initially complied and put it on a chair. | A video from the scene appeared to show police ordering the man to "drop the f****** knife" as the man initially complied and put it on a chair. |
| Members of the synagogue tried to mediate between the man and the police, telling him to put the weapon down while urging police not to shoot him. | Members of the synagogue tried to mediate between the man and the police, telling him to put the weapon down while urging police not to shoot him. |
| BREAKING Stabbing in a synagogue in Brooklyn 770 eastern parkway, suspect shot by PD pic.twitter.com/q4IPJE0B8h | BREAKING Stabbing in a synagogue in Brooklyn 770 eastern parkway, suspect shot by PD pic.twitter.com/q4IPJE0B8h |
| But moments later, the man walked back and picked up the knife, before charging at an officer, according to police. | But moments later, the man walked back and picked up the knife, before charging at an officer, according to police. |
| As the shot suspect lay face down on the floor, officers were heard telling him to "put your f****** hands out" so they could handcuff him. | As the shot suspect lay face down on the floor, officers were heard telling him to "put your f****** hands out" so they could handcuff him. |
| A still from a video obtained by the New York Post showing a police officer telling the suspect to drop a knife Authorities said the stabbing victim is in stable condition in hospital. | |
| Neither man was immediately identified and the motive of the attack, at the Hasidic sect's world headquarters, is not yet known. | Neither man was immediately identified and the motive of the attack, at the Hasidic sect's world headquarters, is not yet known. |
| Additional reporting by AP | Additional reporting by AP |