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Bilietai
2012 11 10

Man in Lithuania charged with synagogue desecration

A man has been charged with desecrating a synagogue in the Lithuanian northeastern town of Švėkšna on 27 September. The 45-yar-old man has also been charged with inciting hatred against a group on the basis of nationality, ethnicity, race or religion.
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On 27 September, the town's mayor turned to the police. He reported that two severed ears of an animal, supposedly a pig, were found nailed to the door of a synagogue.

The police launched a pre-trial investigation into the incident.

The suspect told the police he went on a binge on the eve of the incident and nailed the ears to the synagogue door the following night.

The man is facing a fine and a prison term of up to one year.

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