Five people wounded in stabbing at home of New York rabbi

At least five people have been stabbed at the house of a rabbi in New York state, police say.

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(Photo: A Jewish man walks near the area where 5 people were stabbed at a Hasidic rabbi’s home in Monsey. Credit: REUTERS)