(JTA) — Dozens of headstones at a Jewish cemetery in the Russian city of St. Petersburg were smashed.
The perpetrators left no graffiti indicating that their actions were a hate crime, KP.ru reported. Police are investigating the incident Tuesday at the Aleksandrovskaya Farm Avenue cemetery and indicated they have no suspects.
The vandalized headstones were toppled either with a heavy work tool or were kicked over.
There is no security camera footage, the news site reported.
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