Children removed from Jewish sect's jungle compound in Mexico

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Children removed from Jewish sect's jungle compound in Mexico

hildren and older teenagers have been removed from the jungle compound of a Jewish sect in Mexico following a raid by police, the BBC has learned.
It took place against the Lev Tahor group, which was investigated on suspicion of trafficking minors.
The children and teenagers are being flown to Israel where they have extended families.

Lev Tahor (Hebrew for Pure Heart) is known for extremist practices and imposing a strict regime on members.

It advocates child marriage, inflicts harsh punishments for even minor transgressions and requires women and girls as young as three years old to completely cover up with robes. The stricture has earned the group the nickname the Jewish Taliban because of seeming similarities with the dress code enforced by the Sunni Muslim extremist group which controls Afghanistan.

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-latin-a...gn=KARANGA

[AFTT47]

Why should Muslim and Christian crazies get to have all the fun?

[Angrboda]

I definitely need more coffee. My first read of the thread title was, "Chicken removed from Jewish sect's jungle compound."

[zebo-the-fat]

UPDATE!

Lev Tahor Jewish sect members held in Mexico escape

About 20 members of a Jewish sect held at a facility in Mexico after a police raid on their jungle base have fled.
Footage showed men, women, and children streaming out of the site in Huixtla, in the west, on Wednesday night.
They had been there since the raid last Friday when two members were arrested on suspicion of human trafficking and serious sexual offences.


Video from Reuters news agency shows the detainees, dressed in gold, grey and white robes, forcing their way past two guards at a gate as one of their members holds it open.
One of the guards trying to hold them back falls down and the group climb over him as they make their escape. A youth is seen turning and kicking the guard as he lies on the ground.
It is unclear where the group has gone. Associated Press said they were collected by a lorry and headed towards the border with Guatemala, while news site El Heraldo de México said they went by foot for several miles before disappearing into the night.

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