BELARUS NEWS AND ANALYSIS

DATE:

30/11/2006

Blast hits FSU Holocaust memorial

An explosion occurred at a Holocaust memorial in western Belarus.

Wednesday's blast caused minor damage to the monument to the victims of the Brest Ghetto, the AEN news agency reported, citing a local Jewish leader.

A homemade device was planted and detonated under the wreaths and flower baskets, causing a fire that smeared the monument with soot.

According to Boris Bruk, chairman of the Brest Jewish community, this was at least the sixth act of vandalism since the monument was unveiled 14 years ago.

The Jewish community has protested the local authorities' refusal to open a criminal investigation into the incident, which police described as petty hooliganism.

Source:

http://jta.org/page_view_breaking_story.asp?intid=5820