Pittsburgh police are investigating a hoax bomb threat made to the Tree of Life synagogue, the site of a deadly 2018 attack. The threat was determined to be a hoax and authorities found no connection to the previous shooting. Gunman Robert Bowers was convicted and sentenced to death for the 2018 attack. While details of the threat were not disclosed, the Anti-Defamation League reported a significant increase in bomb threats against Jewish institutions in the US in 2023 compared to the previous year. This increase was attributed to tensions following an attack by Hamas against Israel and subsequent events.
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