USA – Police investigate explosive device thrown in heavily Jewish New Jersey town

Lakewood, NJ – Police in the New Jersey town of Lakewood are investigating after an explosive device was thrown in a heavily Jewish area on Saturday.

Video obtained by local news outlet the Lakewood Scoop and uploaded to YouTube showed the residents walking on the sidewalk when the two trucks slowed and stopped next to them.

The residents can be seen crossing the street behind the trucks, when they drive off. Second later, the explosion can be seen and smoke begins to rise from a nearby wooded area.

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