5 stabbed with machete at NY Hanukkah party

Monsey Synagogue Stabbing Attack by Suspect With Machete

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Originally Posted by Heavy dot com Multiple people were stabbed by a machete-wielding attacker at a Monsey, New York rabbi’s home during Hanukkah celebrations in the Forshay neighborhood, which is located in Rockland County, New York, according to a local Jewish public affairs council and CBS New York. The Jerusalem Post reported that the attack occurred at what is called Rabbi Rottenburg’s Shul. NYPD Counterterrorim wrote on Twitter: “We are closely monitoring the reports of multiple people stabbed at a synagogue in Monsey, NY (Rockland County).” CBS New York reported that a man entered the Shul and stabbed at least three people with a machete during a Chanukah celebration. According to the television station, the suspect chased people out of the home before fleeing in a car. Other reports say there are at least five victims, however. The Orthodox Jews Public Affairs Council located in the area wrote on Twitter: “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.” The Council added: “2 of the victims of the attack were taken into hospital as critical. The perp’s face was partially covered with a scarf but skin showed him to be an African American. One of the victims was stabbed at least 6 times. The fifth/least severe case had a cut in his hand. Perp left in a vehicle…a Gray Nissan Sentra.” The New York Times reported that the knife attack occurred in the home of an “ultra-Orthodox rabbi.”...

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