Police arrest 3 teens in Beit Shemesh synagogue fire

Three teens are under house arrest for allegedly setting a synagogue on fire in the city of Beit Shemesh, southwest of Jerusalem.

Police say the arson attack was not being investigated as a hate crime, but as an “act of mischief.”

The synagogue building in the Ramat Beit Shemesh Gimel neighborhood was damaged in the fire two weeks ago.

The attack “could have caused serious harm to people as well,” police say in a statement.

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