Jewish graves desecrated in Germany
Two teenagers arrested for disturbing the dead and causing thousands of dollars worth of damage to cemetery in Treuchtlingen
Police in Germany arrested two teenagers for vandalizing a Jewish cemetery in Treuchtlingen and causing thousands of dollars worth of damage, Israel National News reported on Sunday.
The suspects, aged 15 and 16, were apprehended after a week-long investigation into the incident and one of the accused has confessed to the crime. The vandals caused over Euro 2,000 ($2,458) worth of damage. Local reports say the it is not clear if the motivation for the incident was anti-Semitic.
According to the report the two are facing charges of disturbing the dead, damaging public property, and burglary at the cemetery that is in the Weienburg-Gunzenhausen region.
Three weeks ago in a similar incident a Jewish cemetery in Anklam was also vandalized although police have not yet made any arrests.