The Scottsdale police bomb squad has been called to investigate a “suspicious item” at a Jewish center, East Valley Tribune has reported.
An envelope was found at the Chabad Learning Center, on N Scottsdale Road in Scottsdale, Arizona, which read “What happened in Mumbai can happen here.”
According to Sgt. Mark Clark, Scottsdale police spokesman, three businesses have been evacuated. Bomb-sniffing dogs were brought in to investigate, and they reportedly reacted to the envelope.
Chabad of Scottsdale is run by Rabbi Yossi Levertov, his wife Dina and Rabbi Yossi Bryski.
“Everything is fine Baruch Hashem,” an employee at Chabad told COLlive in a phone conversation. Nobody was hurt. We are waiting for the police to tell us what’s happening.”
Arizona’s Head Shliach Rabbi Zalman Levertov from Phoenix came to the scene too.
Rabbi Levertov’s son told also told COLlive that the strip mall that the Chabad House is located in is still closed.
Chabad-Lubavitch Centers have been under alert ever since the Chabad House in Mumbai was the target of militant attacks there last week and five hostages were killed.
islam wants us all converted or dead.
What does it take for the West to realise the threat we all live under from the muslim fanatics. Why do we apease them time after time after time?
WHat will be the fate of chabad everywhere?
and anti semitism out there.
what will be? How will we protect ourselves?
By the way it was nothing …soo…everyone calm down …everyones ok ….
bomb the heck out of iraq and iran
Just like no matter how much security there is…the terrorists still manage to carry out their desire due to their ambitious will
We must use this idea for good, if there’s a strong will for good there definitely be a way to carry out.
Who exactly will pay for this security? Shluchim already have a hard time with money in this economy
People have been saying this again and again: we need normal security at Chabad Houses and shul. This is a real danger and we have no permission to compromise with our and our congregants lives.
Are we waiting for another tragedy lo aleinu?
Please tell us whats going on there!!!!