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how deep and wide is anti semitism ? this guy came from Somalia where there are a lot of problems and have nothing to do with jews but he gets to los angeles and decides he will target and murder a bunch of jewish people who are strangers to him.
<LAPD requested the help of the FBI and other partners in the Joint Terrorism Task force to investigate a criminal act near Beth Yehuda Synagogue as a potential hate crime.
Investigators say the suspect is Mohamed Mohamed Abdi, a 32-year old immigrant from Mogadishu, Somalia, who arrived in Los Angeles just days ago. Abdi is currently accused of using his vehicle as a deadly weapon on Friday night to target Jewish pedestrians.
Officers found a knife in Abdi's car after he rammed into two vehicles while fleeing the area.
Witnesses said Abdi spewed anti-Semitic hate speech as he allegedly made a run at two of the synagogue members, making a U-turn to target them a second time.
Security cameras show that Abdi kept driving so recklessly he barely paused before plowing across several lanes of traffic where he struck two vehicles.
Moore was blunt about the threats that are happening more frequently.
"Hate in America is on the rise. That has to change," Moore said.>
https://abc7.com/somali-immigrant-suspected-of-hate-crime-outside-la-synagogue/4769039/
DFW
(54,302 posts)Somehow, I doubt his true reason for traveling to the USA was to look for refuge from persecution.
JI7
(89,241 posts)i'm trying to find more information on this. i just read the stuff about seattle on some forum or comment to an article so not really confirmed yet.
DFW
(54,302 posts)There are several Somali communities in the north (I think Minneapolis has a significant one)
Behind the Aegis
(53,921 posts)There are no Jews in Somalia.