Man stabbed to death in synagogue in Bnei Brak in front of his son

A man has been stabbed to death in Bnei Brak, police say. The perpetrator fled the scene.

The victim, 45, had been studying with his 13-year-old son in a kollel study hall inside a synagogue in the largely Haredi city, Hebrew outlets report.

He was taken to the hospital with critical injuries following the attack and later pronounced dead by medical staff there.

Police are hunting for suspects in the lethal stabbing and have tasked the Dan Precinct’s crime-fighting unit with overseeing the investigation.

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