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Article: Attack on Jewish cemetery saddens Romanian ambassador
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- June 28, 1995
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Alissa Kaplan
Jewish Telegraphic Agency
06-28-1995
Attack on Jewish cemetery saddens Romanian ambassador.
The Romanian ambassador to the United States has expressed his country's "sorrow and consternation" for one of the worst attacks on a Jewish cemetery in Romanian history.
Romanian police said 12 boys -- ranging in age from 9 to 14 -- smashed 86 graves in Bucharest' largest Jewish cemetery on June 15.
But on Tuesday, police said the boys had acted without malice oward Jews.
"The incident has no anti-Semitic character," said police Col. Serban Stan, adding, "The underage children were not aware of the gravity of their acts."
A police statement said the youths apparently sneaked into the ...