ROCHESTER, Minn. – The B’nai Synagogue in Rochester was among 34 Jewish places of worship and schools targeted statewide with false bomb threats. The state Bureau of Criminal Apprehension said assaults were coordinated, apparently from a single source. The messages were sent about 3:45 p.m. The wording was identical. Just about simultaneously there were calls to police agencies to scramble to emergencies at schools, including Red Wing High School. There were no emergencies. The state crime bureau said it was working on a possibility that the swat calls were linked to the bomb threats. The threats came at a time of divisiveness worldwide over the intensity of Israeli attacks against Hamas terrorists for a massacre launched from Gaza in October.
B’nai Israel Synagogue. In Rochester.