Man Named Mohammed Arrested Trying To Run Over Jewish Men in Los Angeles

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November 23, 2018 Friday  Man Named Mohammed Arrested Trying To Run Over Jewish Men in Los Angeles  Mohamed Mohamed Abdi was arrested outside of Congregation Bais Yehuda after he drove by the synagogue yelling insults. He then made a U-turn and ran a red light while accelerating towards 2 Jewish men wearing distinctive religious atire who dodged the car which crashed into a parked car. (1) Abdi is native of Mogadishu in the muslim nation of Somalia in Africa. Abdi is a U.S. citizen who settled in Seattle area several years ago, and had rented a car to drive to Los Angeles. Abdi has not yet been linked to any known terror or hate groups but driving at pedestrians and carrying a knife mirror other terror attacks. The attack is being investigated as a hate crime, even though the suspect is not a right wing white Christian.

The media all identify the religion of the victims (Jewish) but not the race, nationality or religion of the suspect.

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• Black Anti-Semitism
• Mideast Muslim suspect
• Somali Incident 

*Footnote

• (1) Police exploring background of Seattle man ... - Los Angeles Times    Nov 26, 2018 Aarrested outside of Congregation Bais Yehuda in the 300 block of La Brea Avenue Friday night   32-year-old man has been arrested for attempting to run over two people outside aJewish synagogue in Los Angeles, in an attack that police ... Last November, a man accused of supporting Islamic State extremists used a ...Mohamed Mohamed Abdi was arrested outside of Congregation Bais Yehuda in the 300 block of La Brea Avenue Friday night and held on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon after he yelled a number of anti-Semitic insults and barreled his car toward the two men around 9 p.m.,  driving a rental car past the synagogue  two men walked away from the larger group but kept their eyes trained on Abdi, who then made a U-turn and ran a red light while accelerating toward them, Frank said. The two men managed to evade him, and Abdi crashed into a parked car a short time later. Police have not established any links between Abdi and known terror or hate groups, but Frank cautioned the department’s investigation was in its earliest stages. native of Mogadishu in Somalia, Abdi is a U.S. citizen who emigrated to the Seattle area several years ago, Frank said. He rented a car and drove to Los Angeles sometime last week, chosen method of attack — driving toward a crowd of pedestrians — and the fact that he was carrying a knife were “very concerning.” He noted that Abdi’s actions mirror those of other terror attacks in recent years

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Video shows driver trying to run over Jews near Los Angeles ... - The Hill
https://thehill.com/.../418238-video-shows-driver-repeatedly-trying-to-run-down-jews...
Los Angeles police over the weekend arrested a man who was allegedly caught on video repeatedly trying to run over two men near a ... trying to run over two men near a synagogue. shows the driver apparently trying to hit two men dressed in clothing typically worn by Orthodox Jews on Shabbat. The driver, who has been identified as 32-year-old Mohammed Mohammed, reversed and tried to hit them again,  man reportedly insulted a group of Jewish people leaving the synagogue before he got into his vehicle and attempted to run them over, the Los Angeles Police Department told the local NBC affiliate.  suspect's car crashed into another vehicle.

Man arrested after trying to run down Jews leaving Los Angeles ...
https://www.timesofisrael.com/man-arrested-after-trying-to-run-down-jews-leaving-lo...
Man arrested after trying to run down Jews leaving Los Angeles ... Angeles police havearrested a man who allegedly attempted to run over two ...

Report: Man ARRESTED FOR ALLEGEDLY TRYING TO RUN OVER JEWISH PEOPLE, BACKING UP AND TRYING AGAIN ...
https://dailycaller.com/2018/11/26/jewish-hate-crime-california-los-angeles-vehicle/
being investigated as a hate crime.  Mohammed Mohammed was arrested on charges of assault with a deadly weapon, according to CBS’s Los Angeles affiliate.

Man Arrested After Trying To Run Over Jews At LA Temple – The Forward  Los Angeles police arrested a man who allegedly attempted to run over two people outside of an area synagogue.

Police exploring background of Seattle man ... - Los Angeles Times   Aarrested outside of Congregation Bais Yehuda in the 300 block of La Brea Avenue Friday night   32-year-old man has been arrested for attempting to run over two people outside aJewish synagogue in Los Angeles, in an attack that police ... Last November, a man accused of supporting Islamic State extremists used a ...Mohamed Mohamed Abdi was arrested outside of Congregation Bais Yehuda in the 300 block of La Brea Avenue Friday night and held on suspicion of assault with a deadly weapon after he yelled a number of anti-Semitic insults and barreled his car toward the two men around 9 p.m.,  driving a rental car past the synagogue  two men walked away from the larger group but kept their eyes trained on Abdi, who then made a U-turn and ran a red light while accelerating toward them, Frank said. The two men managed to evade him, and Abdi crashed into a parked car a short time later. Police have not established any links between Abdi and known terror or hate groups, but Frank cautioned the department’s investigation was in its earliest stages. native of Mogadishu in Somalia, Abdi is a U.S. citizen who emigrated to the Seattle area several years ago, Frank said. He rented a car and drove to Los Angeles sometime last week, chosen method of attack — driving toward a crowd of pedestrians — and the fact that he was carrying a knife were “very concerning.” He noted that Abdi’s actions mirror those of other terror attacks in recent years

Mohamed Mohamed Abdi was arrested for asault with deadly weapon with a vehicle. (LAPD)