U.K. police are investigating the attempted kidnapping of a Chassidic Jewish man in Stamford Hill, a predominantly frum area of north London.
The incident reportedly took place this past Friday, mere hours before the onset of Shabbos Chol Hamoed.
Police said the victim “was walking on Moundfield Road, N16 when a car pulled up beside him and two males got out of the vehicle. The victim was approached by one of the males and allegedly told the victim to get into the boot of the car, shortly before driving off.”
The local branch of the neighborhood watch group Shomrim reported the incident. The group claimed that the incident “ended when the victim said he was calling the police and other vehicles approached.”
Police said that they were aware of a video recording shared by Shomrim and were working with the community to trace the suspects.
It comes amid a soaring number of antisemitic incidents in the United Kingdom—topping 4,000—since the Hamas attacks terrorist attacks in southern Israel on Oct. 7. According to a report by the Community Security Trust, this is double the number of incidents that took place in the same period in 2022. JNS
Really?
Nothing happened!! A chusid on a cellphone. Which is oosur according to the asiffa. I bet these people were asking for directions and realizing that he only spoke Yiddish, left.
Move to Israel and be safe.
It is very scary to walk alone at night. This person should not be out on the street after 5 PM.
Maariv is after 5 and most religious Jews daven with a minyan.
Maariv is a רשות
In a dangerous place, skip it. Be saved.
London is full of Muslims. Many have made aliyah.
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