Anonymous ID: 778430 Jan. 9, 2024, 6:17 a.m. No.20212523   🗄️.is 🔗kun   >>2531 >>2541 >>2590 >>2618

In December, the rabbi discovered youths had dug tunnels beneath the building to access another property on the same street.

 

It remains unclear why the young men are so attached to the property they were accessing illegally - they have for years been at loggerheads with the synagogue over who owns the main property, but the appeal of the ritual bath or mikvah is unclear.

 

When cement diggers and construction crews showed up last night to fill the tunnel, the young men protested, throwing themselves in the way to block their efforts.

 

It took the NYPD to forcibly remove them. Videos of the incident were later shared on social media.

 

Twelve people were arrested and remain in custody. They are yet to be identified.

One man challenges the NYPD officer, who replies: 'We don't do that in America.'

 

Hasidic news site COL Live reported many of the young men were from Israel.

 

After several hours, NYPD officers were seen bringing handcuffed men out from the tunnels. Videos also showed at least one community members using the tunnels to reach the sidewalk outside the building.

 

A NYPD spokesman told DailyMail.com: 'On Monday, January 8, 2024, at approximately 1530 hours, police responded to 911 calls of a disorderly group outside of 770 Eastern Parkway, within the confines of the 71 Precinct.

 

'Upon arrival, officers were informed that a group of individuals unlawfully entered 770 Eastern Parkway by damaging a wall.

 

'At this time, it is known that a number of individuals were taken into custody. Charges are pending.

 

'No injuries were reported as a result of this incident.'

 

>https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-12941611/synagogue-tunnels-brooklyn-orthodox-jewish-770-eastern-parkway-chabad.html

 

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