| − | '''Mufid Fawaz Alkhader''' is the [[Arab]] [[Muslim]] [[terrorism|terrorist]], who, on Oct 7, 2023, as [[Hanukkah]] celebrations were to begin, the [[Islamism|Islamist]] Akhader fired two rounds from a shotgun on the front steps of the Temple Israel,<ref>Briana Supardi, [https://cbs6albany.com/news/local/fbi-releases-identity-of-suspect-in-temple-israel-shots-fired-incident-mufid-fawaz-alkhader FBI releases identity of suspect in Temple Israel shots fired incident], ''cbs6albany'', Dec 8, 2023</ref> in Albany, [[NY]].<ref name=tu>[https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/mufid-fawaz-alkhader-heads-court-temple-israel-18541327.php Mufid Fawaz Alkhader due in court in gunfire at Albany's Temple Israel], Times Union, Dec 8, 2023.<blockquote><small> | + | '''Mufid Fawaz Alkhader''' is the [[Arab]] [[Muslim]] [[terrorism|terrorist]], who, on Oct 7, 2023, as [[Hanukkah]] celebrations were to begin, the [[Islamism|Islamist]] Akhader fired two rounds from a shotgun on the front steps of the Temple Israel,<ref>Briana Supardi, [https://cbs6albany.com/news/local/fbi-releases-identity-of-suspect-in-temple-israel-shots-fired-incident-mufid-fawaz-alkhader FBI releases identity of suspect in Temple Israel shots fired incident], ''cbs6albany'', Dec 8, 2023</ref> in [[Albany]], [[NY]].<ref name=tu>[https://www.timesunion.com/news/article/mufid-fawaz-alkhader-heads-court-temple-israel-18541327.php Mufid Fawaz Alkhader due in court in gunfire at Albany's Temple Israel], ''Times Union'', Dec 8, 2023.<blockquote><small> |
| | ALBANY — A 28-year-old man accused of firing two rounds from a shotgun into the air outside Temple Israel on Thursday afternoon has been charged with possession of a firearm by a prohibited person because he allegedly admitted to using marijuana regularly when he was being interviewed by the members of a federal task force following his arrest — Mufid Fawaz Alkhader, a U.S. citizen born in Iraq, allegedly shouted “free Palestine” when police detained him after he fired a shotgun... | | ALBANY — A 28-year-old man accused of firing two rounds from a shotgun into the air outside Temple Israel on Thursday afternoon has been charged with possession of a firearm by a prohibited person because he allegedly admitted to using marijuana regularly when he was being interviewed by the members of a federal task force following his arrest — Mufid Fawaz Alkhader, a U.S. citizen born in Iraq, allegedly shouted “free Palestine” when police detained him after he fired a shotgun... |
| | Alkhader, a resident of Schenectady, shouted “Free Palestine” during the incident, according to city police and a person briefed on the matter. It’s unclear whether he said that while being arrested or when he fired the weapon — or both... | | Alkhader, a resident of Schenectady, shouted “Free Palestine” during the incident, according to city police and a person briefed on the matter. It’s unclear whether he said that while being arrested or when he fired the weapon — or both... |
| − | "State and federal law enforcement agencies were investigating the shooting incident at the Temple Israel in Albany as antisemitic incidents are on the rise nationwide two months into the war between Israel and the Hamas militant group in Gaza."</ref name=dg/> | + | "State and federal law enforcement agencies were investigating the shooting incident at the Temple Israel in Albany as [[antisemitic]] incidents are on the rise nationwide two months into the war between Israel and the Hamas militant group in Gaza."<ref name=dg/> |