Synagogue in Voronezh desecrated

On March 17, a synagogue in Voronezh was desecrated. Unidentified people covered the walls of the building with extremist inscriptions and painted a swastika. The prosecutor's office of the Leninsky district of Voronezh opened a criminal case under part 1 of article 214 (vandalism) and part 1 of article 280 of the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation (public calls for extremist activity).

Sources

• Local synagogue desecrated in Voronezh // Interfax-religion. 2007. March 19.