Mayor Karen Bass Sunday called for an emergency meeting at City Hall to evaluate security in Los Angeles following what is being described as a “terror” attack on Jewish demonstrators in Boulder, Colorado.
Four women and four men between the ages of 52 and 88 were taken to hospitals in Denver for treatment Sunday after a suspect used a makeshift flame thrower and threw an incendiary device into a crowd walking in a weekly event to call for the return of the remaining hostages taken by Hamas militants during an attack on Israel Oct. 7, 2023.
“What happened in Boulder, Colorado today — an especially brutal targeting of elders — is an atrocious affront to the very fabric of our society and our beliefs here in Los Angeles,” Bass said. “This was the second terrorist attack against Jews in two weeks.”
Bass noted that the Los Angeles Police Department is conducting extra patrols at houses of worship and community centers throughout the city. “Anti-Semitism will not be tolerated in this city,” she said.
The emergency meeting will be held after the Jewish holiday of Shavuot, celebrated from sundown Sunday through sundown Tuesday, to celebrate when Moses and the Israelites were given the Torah at Mount Sinai.
A suspect was taken into custody, but details about the person were not immediately forthcoming.