Monsey:Jewish organizations are reporting multiple people were stabbed at a synagogue in Monsey, New York while celebrating Hanukkah late Saturday night.
Photos and videos posted on Twitter show a large emergency response with paramedics running and pushing stretchers. Several police and emergency vehicles can be seen in the images.
The NYPD Counterterrorism Bureau says it is “closely monitoring the reports of multiple people stabbed at a synagogue" in Rockland County, New York. The Anti-Defamation League of New York and New Jersey says it's also aware of reports and is on the way to the scene in Monsey.
Monsey is about an hour north of New York City.
Ramapo police, which services Monsey, declined to the comment to the media.
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The Orthodox Jewish Public Affairs Council for the Hudson Valley region tweeted that reports of at least five people were stabbed just before 10 pm at the house of a Hasidic rabbi while they were celebrating Hanukkah. The five people were taken to hospitals for treatment. It is unclear what the extent of their injuries are or a motive in the stabbing.