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Tue Apr 22, 2014, 02:55 AM Apr 2014

Report: Ukrainian synagogue firebombed in Black Sea city

Son of Nikolayev’s chief rabbi says two Molotov cocktails were thrown at synagogue empty of worshipers in the early hours of Saturday.

The main synagogue in the Ukrainian city of Nikolayev reportedly was firebombed.

The synagogue was empty of worshipers when it was firebombed early Saturday morning, according to the Chabad-affiliated Shturem.org website.

Two Molotov cocktails were thrown at the door and window, the report said, citing Yisroel Gotlieb, son of the city’s chief rabbi, Sholom Gotlieb.

A passer-by put out the fires with a fire extinguisher, according to the report.

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Report: Ukrainian synagogue firebombed in Black Sea city (Original Post) Behind the Aegis Apr 2014 OP
Southern Ukraine, not far from Crimea DavidDvorkin Apr 2014 #1
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