Three men in Brooklyn, N.Y., have been charged in relation to two hate-crime incidents that targeted religious Jews.

District Attorney for Kings Country Eric Gonzalez identified the defendants as Daniel Shaukat, 20, of Bensonhurst; Haider Anjam, 21, of Midwood; and Ashan Azad 19, also of Midwood.

According to the Brooklyn Daily Eagle, the men faced a 68-count indictment that included third-degree assault as a hate crime; second-degree menacing as a hate crime; third-degree assault; criminal mischief; and criminal obstruction of breathing and related charges.

According to a police investigation, the defendants stopped their blue Toyota Camry outside a synagogue in Borough Park on May 22 and yelled “Free Palestine, kill all the Jews!” Shaukat and Anjam then allegedly left the car and approached two Jewish men who were dressed in religious attire. They repeated the same anti-Semitic statements before banging on the synagogue door, as children and adults hid inside. Anjam also allegedly kicked the side mirror of a nearby parked car.... Read More: JNS