New York City police said three synagogues were the targets of bomb threats within a two-hour period Saturday.
According to police, the threats took place on Saturday between 3:15 p.m. and 5:13 p.m.
Around 3:15 p.m., Congregation Rodeph Sholom at 7 West 83rd Street received an email threatening the presence of explosives from an unknown sender. Police said the building was evacuated and no explosives were found inside the house of worship.
The next threat came around 4:30 p.m., when Congregation Beit Simchat Torah, located on West 30th Street, also received an email from an unknown sender, which also contained threats of explosives. Police said no one was inside the building at the time.
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When police inspected the building, they found no explosives inside.
The third threat was reported shortly after 5:10 p.m., when another email from an unknown sender threatening to use explosives was sent to the Brooklyn Heights Synagogue on Remsen Street. Police told Fox News Digital that three people were evacuated out of an abundance of caution, adding that no explosives were found inside.
All three bomb threats are currently under investigation.
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New York Governor Kathy Hochul said in an article on X that she and other state officials were actively monitoring the number of bomb threats at synagogues.
“The threats have been deemed not credible, but we will not tolerate individuals spreading fear.” [and] anti-Semitism,” the governor said. “Those responsible must be held accountable for their despicable actions.”
Nathan Diament, executive director of public policy for the Orthodox Union, told Fox News Digital that they are aware of bomb threats that law enforcement was able to determine were false threats.
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In a scheduled Zoom meeting with Homeland Security on Sunday, Diament and others spoke to Secretary Alejandro Mayorkas about the threats and received assurances that the threats were false and that they were aware of the problem.
Yet, as Diament said, “you can't stop people from calling in false bomb threats.” » He went on to add that law enforcement must be relied upon to monitor these types of threats.
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The threats and increase in anti-Semitism in New York and the rest of the country are “definitely stressful,” Diament said. He also said the Orthodox Jewish community “will not let this deter us from going to synagogue,” which they do every day.