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Somali Muslim Arrested for Attempting to Mow Down Jews With Car in Front of L.A. Synagogue | |
2018-11-27 | |
![]() Security video from Friday night shows the driver making a hard U-turn. CBSLA interviewed one of the victims, who says he and his friend were the target. "We both scrambled in different directions so he slammed on his brakes and missed us thank God," the victim, who asked to remain anonymous, said. A second security video shows the driver reversing and trying to hit them again. "He clearly was going at us and it was even more clear on round two," said the victim. It happened on La Brea in Hancock Park, on a corner with a couple synagogues and on the Sabbath where many walk around in traditional attire. "Why he chose us? Probably because of the yarmulkes on our heads," the victim said. Abdi is currently being held on $55,000 bail. This incident occurred less than a month after the horrific Pittsburgh synagogue attack that left 11 dead.
Investigators did not say if Abdi specifically targeted Congregation Bais Yehuda. Frank said Abdi’s chosen method of attack ‐ driving toward a crowd of pedestrians ‐ and the fact that he was carrying a knife were "very concerning." He noted that Abdi’s actions mirror those of other terror attacks in recent years, where so-called lone wolf assailants have used a rented vehicle rather than a firearm or bomb to cause carnage in open spaces. | |
Posted by:Fred |
#6 Might as well been in Minneapolis. But then he definitely would not have charged. |
Posted by: Woodrow 2018-11-27 18:56 |
#5 On reflection, yet another case of Sudden Jihad Syndrome. |
Posted by: trailing wife 2018-11-27 15:04 |
#4 It’s ok, guys. According to the LA Times, he rented the car used for the attack. |
Posted by: trailing wife 2018-11-27 14:58 |
#3 The time it is a good thing Somalis don't know how to drive. |
Posted by: swksvolFF 2018-11-27 13:15 |
#2 It's only a hate crime if a white man did it. |
Posted by: Abu Uluque 2018-11-27 10:33 |
#1 Abdi is currently being held on $55,000 bail. So if someone gives the police $55k then Mohamhead(x2) gets out to try it again since he has nothing to lose. Great. |
Posted by: gorb 2018-11-27 02:07 |