Wasil Krestess. a metal worker, was arrested today and confessed to the police that he had thrown the bomp which destroyed the Kjutendil Synagogue here last Saturday.
He declared that he belonged to an anti-Semitic organization whose name was not divulged, and that he threw the bomb because of his great hatred for the Jews. Police are investigating further in the hope of capturing accomplices.
The bomb, which was exploded in the synagogue late last Saturay night, completly demolished the structure. No one was hurt.
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