Two teenagers suspected of desecrating dozens of graves at a Protestant cemetery in Jerusalem have been arrested, Israeli police said on Friday.
Overturned crosses and damaged graves were discovered earlier this week in the Mount Zion Protestant Cemetery, adjacent to Jerusalem’s Old City.
“Police arrested two suspects, 18 and 14-year-olds from the center (of Israel) on Thursday night,” the police said in a statement.
The two suspects must appear on Friday before a court that will determine the extension of their detention, the text adds.
“criminal acts”
CCTV footage posted this week on social media and local media shows two men dressed in traditional Orthodox Jewish garb throwing stones and knocking over headstones.
The Episcopal (Anglican) Diocese of Jerusalem denounced “criminal acts” motivated by “anti-Christian hatred”.
“Any damage to religious institutions and sites is serious and undermines the unique and delicate fabric of life that exists in the city for members of all faiths and faiths,” Jerusalem District Police Commander Doron said Thursday. , Turgeman.
Mount Zion, site of the Last Supper according to Christian tradition, is also important to Jews who believe King David is buried there.
Source: BFM TV
