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World Jewish News
Vandals destroy 55 Jewish graves in Slovakia
25.04.2012, Anti-Semitism Vandals destroyed 55 graves at a Jewish cemetery in Kosice, eastern Slovakia at the weekend, police said Tuesday.
"Unknown perpetrators uprooted and smashed 55 gravestones, causing damage worth 50,000 euros (66,000 dollars)," police spokeswoman Jana Mesarova told AFP.
"The vandals face up to five years in prison" should they be identified and apprehended, she added.
In 2002, three boys, allegedly looking for gold, destroyed 135 graves at the same cemetery.
EJP
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