Vandals have daubed 11 gravestones with swastikas and the letters “SS” in the Jewish cemetery of Klatovy in western Bohemia, according to the World Jewish Congress.
No arrests have been made by Czech Republic police in connection with the incident, thought to have occurred between Aug. 7 and Aug. 13.
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