BLOOMFIELD, N.J. — Authorities are searching for a suspect who allegedly threw a lit Molotov cocktail at the front door of a New Jersey synagogue early Sunday morning.
According to security video footage, the suspect approached the front door of Temple Ner Tamid in Bloomfield, New Jersey at 3:19 a.m. and threw the Molotov cocktail. The glass bottle broke but did not cause any damage, and the suspect then fled, the Bloomfield Police Department said in a statement Sunday afternoon.Local law enforcement is investigating alongside the FBI and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms and Explosives.
The New Jersey Office of Homeland Security and Preparedness said in a tweet that they are"closely monitoring" the incident, and urge"all faith-based communities to remain vigilant." "We urge our leaders and community partners to speak out against this outrageous act and ask that all communities remain vigilant, though we have not been informed of any particular additional threats to Jewish institutions in New Jersey at this time," the groups wrote.
"Anti-Semitic hatred is on the rise in our state, our country and around the world, and we all must work together to eradicate it," Sherrill wrote.
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