Scuffles and Arrests as Police Intervene to Seal Secret Tunnel Under New York Synagogue

It all started in December, when a local resident was woken up at night by suspicious noises. Eventually it would emerge that a tunnel was being dug beneath the synagogue, connecting it to another building. Alerted, the rabbi in charge of the synagogue immediately requested that this clandestine tunnel be sealed. On Monday, workers came to carry out the cementing work. Except that a group of Orthodox Jews came to oppose this filling, some not hesitating to get stuck in the tunnel. The New York police then intervened and scuffles broke out.

Ultimately, ten people were arrested, the tunnel was sealed and the synagogue temporarily closed. The rabbi, for his part, published a press release in which he declared himself “pained by the acts of vandalism of a group of young agitators who damaged the synagogue”. He also said these “heinous acts” would be investigated.

As for the reasons which led to the creation of this clandestine tunnel, they remain unclear for the moment. According to local media Crown Heights Info, worshipers began digging six months ago to “expand” the synagogue. On social networks, the craziest rumors began to circulate around the images of this famous tunnel…

The police intervened inside a synagogue to arrest several worshipers who were protecting… a secret tunnel.The police intervened inside a synagogue to arrest several worshipers who were protecting… a secret tunnel. The police intervened inside a synagogue to arrest several worshipers who were protecting… a secret tunnel. The police intervened inside a synagogue to arrest several worshipers who protected… a secret tunnel.
2024-01-10 09:34:00
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