Two men were arrested on Saturday at the Pennsylvania station in New York for threats against the Jewish community, carrying a large hunting knife and an illegal firearm that had a 30-round magazine.
An FBI/NYPD task force was after them after identifying threats to Jews Friday night, then “moved quickly” to gather information, identify them, and “neutralize their ability to do harm,” the police commissioner said. in a statement.
The performance was performed together with some agents of the Metropolitan Transportation Authority (MTA) to whom the New York Police thanked their “sharp eyes” for having identified them.
The ‘New York Times’ newspaper reported that the US city authorities issued an alert on Friday because a man had threatened and intimidated people in synagogues in the New York area. Although no further details about the detainees have been released.
A joint investigation is currently underway between the various bodies and the forces of order have been deployed in “strategic places” in the city, as reported by the manager in a note.
