2 killed, over 160 hurt as synagogue bleacher collapses near Jerusalem
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(Worthy News) – Two people were killed and 167 injured, including five seriously, when a bleacher collapsed under worshipers in a Givat Ze’ev synagogue during Shavuot festival prayers on Sunday evening.
A video showed the ultra-Orthodox Karlin synagogue in the West Bank settlement, just north of Jerusalem, packed with male worshipers when the bleacher suddenly collapsed.
The wounded were taken to hospitals in Jerusalem. Medics and firefighters confirmed there were no people trapped beneath the bleacher after searching the area. [ Source: Times of Israel (Read More…) ]
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