Police authorities today began an investigation into an attack on a synagogue here during which vandals defiled torahs and destroyed part of the interior of the building.
The desecration of the synagogue apparently took place in the early morning hours. The police expressed the belief that the vandals are members of an anti-Semitic group.
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