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Mourners at Rabbi Wosner's funeral
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Crush at rabbi's funeral claims second victim

18-year-old Yitzhak Samat dies of injuries sustained in crush at Bnei Brak funeral for Rabbi Shmuel Halevi Wosner.

Yitzhak Samat, the 18-year-old who sustained critical injuries in the crush at the funeral of a rabbi on Saturday, passed away Wednesday morning.

 

 

 

Samat is the second person to die as a result of the incident, which occurred as some 100,000 ultra-Orthodox men turned out to pay their respects to Rabbi Shmuel Halevi Wosner in Bnei Brak. Two others were also critically injured.

 

The crowd at Rabbi Wosner's funeral procession (Photo: Shlomi Cohen/Kikar HaShabat)
The crowd at Rabbi Wosner's funeral procession (Photo: Shlomi Cohen/Kikar HaShabat)

 

The police said Sunday that they would open an investigation into possible negligence. They were to collect witness testimony and examine whether permits for the procession were properly obtained. A police source said arrests were possible.

 

Some of the injured were hurt when the rabbi's coffin was brought out onto Desler Street in the predominantly Haredi city close to Tel Aviv. Witnesses said the crowd surged towards the coffin, trampling the victims.

 

Magen David Adom rescue service said they had treated a total of 65 people following the incident.

 


פרסום ראשון: 04.08.15, 10:54
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