Jewish cemetery in southern Hungary vandalised
Gravestones in the cemetery of Kiskunfélegyháza pushed over and severely damaged,
A Jewish cemetery in southern Hungary was vandalised.
Gravestones in the Jewish cemetery of Kiskunfélegyháza were pushed over and severely damaged, the Mazsihisz Federation of Jewish Communities in Hungary said in a statement on Thursday.
The damage was discovered on March 5, according to Mazsihisz, which filed a criminal complaint with the police.
The repairs could cost more than £6.87m ($8 million), Hungary Today reported.
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