A New York City police officer stands next to his patrol car as he watches over crowds of rabbis gathering for a group photo at the Chabad-Lubavitch World Headquarters, Sunday, Nov. 4, 2018, in New York. More than 5,000 of the orthodox Jewish leaders from around the world are taking part in the annual meeting. The NYPD has increased patrols at houses of worship in light of the recent shooting of eleven Jews at a synagogue in Pittsburgh. (AP Photo/Mark Lennihan)
Protecting Worshippers
(New York, NY) — Leaders at the Lubavitch World Headquarters in Brooklyn, say it was a group of extremist students that built a tunnel under their building, and then fought with cops on Monday when they were told the tunnel would be filled in with cement. Police were called in to deal with the students who refused to leave the tunnel so workers could pour cement into it. The students then allegedly started shoving officers, tossing their desks and throwing prayer books around the synagogue. Nine of them, between the ages of 19 and 21 were cuffed and hauled out of the 770 Eastern Parkway building. They were arrested, and charged with criminal mischief and reckless endangerment.
