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Three youths accused of vandalizing Jewish memorial in Slovakia
By The Associated Press
Tags: Jewish memorial, Slovakia

Slovakian police said Monday that three teenagers have vandalized a
memorial to a Jewish scholar in the Slovak capital of Bratislava.\

Police spokeswoman Alena Tosevova said the teens threw stones early Sunday morning that damaged the monument's glass structure.
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They were detained, then released as the investigation continues.

The monument is a memorial to Rabbi Chatam Sofer, a 19th-century Jewish
scholar.

Tosevova said Monday that if the three youths are convicted of vandalizing the monument, they could be sentenced to up to two years in jail.

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