A man wearing a kippah entered the Chabad-Lubavitch world headquarters at 770 Eastern Parkway in Brooklyn holding a knife and a baseball bat early Thursday in what is being treated as a suspected antisemitic attack. Worshippers and bystanders confronted him and removed him from the building; no injuries were reported. The police investigation is ongoing, according to The Jerusalem Post.
A man entered the Chabad-Lubavitch world headquarters at 770 Eastern Parkway in Brooklyn on Thursday morning armed with a knife and a baseball bat, in what is being investigated as a suspected antisemitic hate crime. According to reports, the suspect — described as not Jewish and wearing a kippah — was confronted by worshippers and bystanders inside the building, who removed him before police arrived. No injuries were reported. The incident comes less than 12 hours after a similar late-night event at the same location, in which a suspect also armed with a knife and bat was arrested after bystanders intervened, as The Zioneer reported at 02:43 Jerusalem on Thursday.
The earlier incident, which occurred late Wednesday night, was the first to be reported at the iconic synagogue and community center. That suspect was taken into custody; no injuries were reported in that event either. The rapid succession of two armed intrusions at the same site within hours has heightened concerns among Jewish New Yorkers about the security of religious institutions.
The Zioneer has reported on recent threats to Jewish communities, including a shooting attack near a Chabad center and kosher supermarket in Montreal on June 22, and a report of suspicious individuals near a synagogue in Bnei Brak on June 29. These incidents contribute to a broader pattern of concern over antisemitic incidents targeting Jewish institutions.
Police have not publicly released details on the identity of the second suspect, whether he remains at large, or a possible motive. The investigation is ongoing. It remains unclear if the two incidents are linked or if they represent separate, unrelated acts.
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