Twelve to 15 Jewish tombstones were defaced yesterday in a Brooklyn cemetery. The markers were spray-painted with graffiti, according to Henry Benisch, superintendent of Mt.Hope Cemetery. A police spokesman said five youngsters, between the ages of 12-14, were arrested yesterday afternoon and charged with criminal mischief. They are from the Brooklyn-Queens area.
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