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• Dan Sohail, a 36-year-old from New Jersey, was arrested for deliberately ramming his car into the Chabad Lubavitch World Headquarters in Brooklyn during a large prayer gathering, causing significant property damage but no injuries.
• The NYPD has initiated a hate crime investigation into the shocking incident, which was caught on video and showed the driver repeatedly crashing into the synagogue's entrance doors.
• Eyewitnesses reported chaos as the driver reversed and struck the building multiple times, escalating fears about the safety of community spaces during religious observances.
• Sohail’s father revealed that his son had recently connected with the Chabad community and was aspiring to convert to Judaism, shedding light on a complex personal backdrop to the attack.
• In the wake of the assault, New York officials, including the mayor, condemned the act as deeply troubling, prompting heightened security measures at places of worship throughout the city.
• The incident has raised wider concerns about hate crimes and the targeting of religious minorities, leading to federal involvement from the Department of Justice to investigate potential civil rights violations.