Hoax bomb threat reported at northwest Oklahoma City synagogue
Details about the threat have not been released
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Updated: 9:24 PM CST Dec 18, 2023
TEMPLE. YEAH. ABBY AND JESS OVER THE WEEKEND, ABC NEWS REPORTED 300 THREATS IN 30 STATES TARGETING THE JEWISH COMMUNITY. NOW, TODAY, OKLAHOMA JOINED THE LIST OF STATES FACING SOME OF THOSE BOGUS BOMB THREATS AND IT’S REALLY HAS PUT THE COMMUNITY ON HIGH ALERT. THE IMMEDIATE RESPONSE IS, YOU KNOW, CRISIS MANAGEMENT. HOW CAN I HELP THE LOCAL JEWISH TEMPLE THAT WAS TARGETED, A BOGUS BOMB THREAT FORCING IRNA CROUCH PRESCHOOL TO SHUT THEIR DOORS MONDAY. OKC POLICE SAY THE THREAT WAS MADE VIA EMAIL. FROM THE JEWISH COMMUNITY HAS BEEN A TARGETED COMMUNITY FOR DECADES, HUNDREDS OF YEARS SINCE REALLY THE BEGINNING OF TIME, WE HAVE BEEN PREPARED FOR ALL SORTS OF THINGS AND WE’VE ALWAYS BEEN VIGILANT. ANYTIME THERE IS CONFLICT IN ISRAEL, ANTI-SEMITISM DOES RISE HERE IN THE U.S. THIS MAP FROM THE ANTI-DEFAMATION LEAGUE SHOWS OVER 30 ANTI-SEMITIC INCIDENTS IN OKLAHOMA FROM JANUARY TO JUNE OF THIS YEAR. BUT THE ANTI-DEFAMATION LEAGUE SAYS THERE’S BEEN A RECORD HIGH NUMBER OF CASES REPORTED SINCE OCTOBER. NATIONWIDE AND OVER 2000 CASES. THE NUMBER OF ANTI SEMITIC EVENTS RISING 337% REGARDLESS OF THE VALIDITY OF A THREAT, IT IS STILL A THREAT NONETHELESS, AND IT STILL WILL STRIKE FEAR AND PEOPLE. BUT WE DO OUR BEST TO LET PEOPLE KNOW THAT WE ARE ON TOP OF THE SITUATION. THE JEWISH FEDERATION OF GREATER OKLAHOMA CITY URGES THE COMMUNITY TO REPORT ANY THREATS AND STAND TOGETHER. WE STAND UP TO HATE AND BIGOTRY AGAINST ALL. DON’T LET IT BURN YOUR FLAME. YOU KNOW, WE JUST CELEBRATED THE LAST NIGHT OF HANUKKAH, AND WE JUST NEED TO CONTINUE TO LET THE LIGHTS SHINE AS BEST WE POSSIBLY CAN, AND IN AS MANY WAYS AS WE CAN, AND CARRY THAT THE LIGHT TO OTHERS. NOW, OKLAHOMA CITY POL
Hoax bomb threat reported at northwest Oklahoma City synagogue
Details about the threat have not been released
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Updated: 9:24 PM CST Dec 18, 2023
Police investigated what turned out to be a fake bomb threat at a northwest Oklahoma City synagogue on Monday. Authorities told KOCO 5 that Temple B'nai Israel received a bomb threat Monday morning via email. Details about the threat were not released. The Jewish Federation of Greater Oklahoma City said in a statement that this was a hoax bomb threat that's among numerous that have recently been reported. "As antisemitic incidents rise around the globe, we are grateful for the Oklahoma City Police Department, OSBI, FBI and our security officers who help identify and stop threats," Jewish Federation of Greater Oklahoma City officials said in the statement. "As the last lights from our Hanukkah candles went out, last week, don't let the light go out. Continue to find ways to bring light to one another through these dark times. The Jewish Federation of Greater Oklahoma City will continue to work to protect our community and to stand against all acts of hate.">> Download the KOCO 5 AppABC's World News Tonight recently reported that authorities are investigating a record number of at least 300 swatting incidents targeting Jewish communities this weekend in about 30 states across the county. Officials in at least two states have arrested suspects, and the Anti-Defamation League also is investigating. Top Headlines Investigation underway after woman stabbed in head in northwest Oklahoma City Florida zoo giving special care to Romeo and Juliet, '2 of the oldest living manatees' Viewer video shows semitrailer catching fire on Turner Turnpike in Creek County Person dead, others injured after crash in Oklahoma City 18-month-old injured in crash in Oklahoma County
OKLAHOMA CITY — Police investigated what turned out to be a fake bomb threat at a northwest Oklahoma City synagogue on Monday.
Authorities told KOCO 5 that Temple B'nai Israel received a bomb threat Monday morning via email. Details about the threat were not released.
The Jewish Federation of Greater Oklahoma City said in a statement that this was a hoax bomb threat that's among numerous that have recently been reported.
"As antisemitic incidents rise around the globe, we are grateful for the Oklahoma City Police Department, OSBI, FBI and our security officers who help identify and stop threats," Jewish Federation of Greater Oklahoma City officials said in the statement. "As the last lights from our Hanukkah candles went out, last week, don't let the light go out. Continue to find ways to bring light to one another through these dark times. The Jewish Federation of Greater Oklahoma City will continue to work to protect our community and to stand against all acts of hate."
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ABC's World News Tonight recently reported that authorities are investigating a record number of at least 300 swatting incidents targeting Jewish communities this weekend in about 30 states across the county. Officials in at least two states have arrested suspects, and the Anti-Defamation League also is investigating.
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