Three neo-Nazi teen-agers were formally charged in the attempted arson of a synagogue in the eastern German city of Erfurt. The attack, which took place on April 20 — Hitler’s birthday — caused no injuries and the synagogue was spared extensive damage because the homemade bomb was badly designed, police said.
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