Buddhist monks in Brooklyn robbed at gunpoint after thieves break into temple

Harris Marley

World Courant

A trio of armed males pressured their method right into a Buddhist temple in Brooklyn Sunday afternoon and made off with handfuls of money. 

Investigators on the scene after a theft at a Brooklyn Buddhist temple.  (Peter Gerber/Fox Information Digital )

The armed theft came about at Watt Samakki-Dhammikaram at 26 Rugby Street in Flatbush round 2:30 p.m. 

The robbers had been reported to have damaged into the Buddhist temple by means of the again.  (Peter Gerber/Fox Information Digital )

The NYPD stated 4 monks had been contained in the temple when the armed robbers broke into the again. Not less than one of many armed robbers pulled a gun on the monks, demanding they flip over cash and property. 

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The Buddhist temple is situated on 26 Rugby Rd in Brooklyn.  (Peter Gerber/Fox Information Digital )

The trio, believed to be all males, fled on foot, northbound on Rugby Street. The suspects stay at massive as of Sunday night. 

An NYPD officers on the scene after a theft.  (Peter Gerber/Fox Information Digital )

“The monks are so scared now, they’re so frightened,” Kim Duong, 52, instructed The New York Every day Information. “It’s fortunate nobody was damage.” 

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Buddhist monks in Brooklyn robbed at gunpoint after thieves break into temple

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