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Thursday, January 29, 2026
Suspect in Chabad headquarters car ramming arrested; no injuries
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The suspect who rammed his car repeatedly into an entrance of the Chabad movement’s world headquarters is arrested at the scene.
Video shows the man exiting his vehicle, walking slowly toward the street, and being detained by police.
New footage shows a male driver ramming their vehicle into the entrance of Chabad Lubavitch World Headquarters on 770 Eastern Parkway in Brooklyn, New York.
He would then exit the vehicle before being taken into custody by authorities. No immediate reports of injuries. https://t.co/wss3pcQbrd pic.twitter.com/70WuJvvA02
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There are no reports of injuries or the driver’s motive.
The incident provokes widespread alarm from elected officials and Jewish leaders.
“We’re horrified by tonight’s car ramming attack at Chabad World Headquarters,” the UJA-Federation of New York says.
The ramming takes place during a major annual celebration marking the 75th anniversary of the late Chabad rebbe, Rabbi Menachem Mendel Schneerson, taking on the leadership of the movement.
The building is evacuated, police have closed off the street and are treating the location as an active crime scene.
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