Two people in a pickup truck threw fireworks out of a window during a fight with another person in front of a Queens synagogue when Jewish Saturday began Friday night, police said.
The duo and a person on the street had an argument outside the Bukharian Torah Society on Lefferts Boulevard in Kew Gardens shortly after 8:30 p.m., according to the NYPD.
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People in the truck threw lit fireworks onto the sidewalk as they drove away, police officers said. Nobody was hurt.
“At this time it appears that the incident has no connection to a nearby synagogue,” the NYPD tweeted.
Worshipers inside the temple described hearing a loud explosion during services on the holy day.
“We were in the middle of a service, and we heard a great roar and everyone was a little alarmed,” Markiel Babekov told WCBS-TV.
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Neighbor Chris Beck added to WABC-TV: “It was a second, but it was a big bang, much louder than a car shot. My wife and I ran to the window because you could feel it.
The streets were blocked while the police investigated.
Expect traffic delays, road closures, and emergency personnel near Lefferts Boulevard and Metropolitan Avenue, Queens. Avoid the area, ”emergency officials tweeted shortly after the incident.
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