4 teens arrested on suspicion of vandalizing Templar cemetery

Police checking whether suspects in Haifa incident are members of satanist cult

A tombstone vandalized in the Templar Cemetery in Haifa (Israel Police)
A tombstone vandalized in the Templar Cemetery in Haifa (Israel Police)

Four Israeli teenagers were arrested on suspicion of responsibility for toppling tombstones in a series of attacks at the Templar Cemetery in Haifa.

According to a police statement Friday, three of the four, all aged 16, were nabbed inside the cemetery. A fourth teen was arrested later.

The four were brought before a Haifa court on Thursday and released to house arrest.

Police were checking into the possibility that the teens are members of a Satanist cult.

A cross toppled from a tombstone in the Templar Cemetery in Haifa (Israel Police)
A cross toppled from a tombstone in the Templar Cemetery in Haifa (Israel Police)

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