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Four minutes saved this 80-year-old Holocaust survivor in Pittsburgh from synagogue shooting

By Joe Williams
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Four minutes saved this 80-year-old Holocaust survivor in Pittsburgh from synagogue shooting

A Holocaust survivor avoided a likely death after arriving four minutes late to services at the Tree of Life Congregation, the Pittsburgh synagogue where a gunman on Saturday killed 11 people.

Judah Samet, who is 80 years old, was stopped by a police officer after attempting to park in a handicap spot in front of the building.

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