Man Shouting ‘Allahu Akbar' Lights Firecrackers Outside New Jersey Synagogue: Police

Police have accused a Clifton man of throwing lit firecrackers outside a Passaic synagogue while shouting "Allahu akbar."

A witness told police a car pulled in front of Ahavas Israel Synagogue on Saturday night, a man got out and set the firecrackers off while yelling the Arabic phrase for God is great.

Detective Andy White tells The Record newspaper police found the car and a bag of firecrackers in the trunk.

Officers charged 21-year-old Rizek Musheisen with bias intimidation, possession of fireworks, harassment and criminal mischief.

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