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Teens in 2 states arrested over threat that shuttered Houston synagogue

JL;DR SUMMARY Two teenagers have been arrested following a foiled plot to attack Congregation Beth Israel in Houston, one of Texas's oldest synagogues. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Jewish InstitutionsSynagogue AttackNorth CarolinaSecurity ThreatsArrestCongregation Beth IsraelHouston PoliceHoustonJewish Federation Of Greater Houston

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Houston, Texas, United States
"Two teenagers were arrested this week for an alleged plot to drive through a Houston synagogue and kill as many Jews as possible, according to local authorities."
Lexington, North Carolina, United States
"Angelina Han Hicks, 18, of Lexington, North Carolina, was arrested at her home on Wednesday and charged with conspiring with two other individuals to commit an attack on Congregation Beth Israel, the oldest Jewish house of worship in Texas, according to the Davidson County Sheriffs Office."
Detroit, Michigan, United States
"The arrests come one month after a man drove a fireworks-laden truck into Temple Israel in suburban Detroit."
Jackson, Mississippi, United States
"The attack, which left the assailant dead, also followed an arson attack on Beth Israel Congregation in Jackson, Mississippi, that left the synagogues library destroyed."

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