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Sunday, May 16, 2021
From the Liveblog of
Sunday, May 16, 2021
Dozens hurt in synagogue collapse incident
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A mass casualty event at a synagogue in Givat Ze'ev, near Jerusalem, May 16, 2021 (Channel 12 screenshot)
Magen David Adom reports that there are three people critically injured in Givat Ze’ev. Another 50 to 60 people are said to be more lightly hurt.
A video shows a synagogue packed with people and either a floor or a bleacher collapsing suddenly.
https://twitter.com/SuleimanMas1/status/1393966587099627522
The incident occurs as Israel brings in the holiday of Shavuot. It comes just weeks after 45 people were killed in a similar crush at a shrine on Mount Meron in northern Israel.
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