Man charged after allegedly firing gun outside synagogue in New York

Mufid Fawaz Alkhader faces federal firearms charge after shotgun incident in Albany as Hanukkah began in which no one was injured

A man has been arrested for firing a shotgun outside a synagogue in Albany, New York, and charged with federal crimes. No one was injured after two shots were fired outside Temple Israel on Thursday and police have said they do not know in which direction the shots were aimed.

An FBI spokeswoman told NBC News that Mufid Fawaz Alkhader, 28, had been arrested and charged with possession of a firearm by a prohibited person.