A Russian woman was arrested in New York on suspicion of attacks on Jews 32-year-old Anna Mochalova from Perm is accused of attacks on two men in downtown Manhattan. According to the investigators, a Russian woman wounded a 26-year-old rabbi in the back, apparently with a syringe, and five minutes later attacked a man wearing a kippah and threatened to kill him. The woman then asked a third passerby if he was Jewish. When she heard that the man confessed to Islam, she apologized and left. Both victims were injured, but their lives are not in danger. Muchalova was charged with crimes motivated by religious hatred. The court set bail at $50,000 cash. The defense claims that the police may have made a mistake in identifying the suspect.

A Russian woman was arrested in New York on suspicion of attacks on Jews 32-year-old Anna Mochalova from Perm is accused of attacks on two men in downtown Manhattan. According to the investigators, a Russian woman wounded a 26-year-old rabbi in the back, apparently with a syringe, and five minutes later attacked a man wearing a kippah and threatened to kill him. The woman then asked a third passerby if he was Jewish. When she heard that the man confessed to Islam, she apologized and left. Both victims were injured, but their lives are not in danger. Muchalova was charged with crimes motivated by religious hatred. The court set bail at $50,000 cash. The defense claims that the police may have made a mistake in identifying the suspect.