Two suspects arrested in vandalism of Jerusalem monastery

January 21, 2016

Israeli police have arrested two Jewish teenagers who are suspected of vandalizing the Dormition abbey in Jerusalem, the Fides news service reports.

The arrests came two days after the Benedictine abbey was spray-painted with crude anti-Christian slogans. It was the third attack on the abbey since 2014. 

 

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Further information:

• Two suspects for acts of sectarian vandalism against the Dormition church have been arrested (Fides)
• Benedictines 'praying for those who hate us' after vandals attack in Jerusalem (CWN, 1/20)