Jewish extremists set a church on fire in Jerusalem; no one charged
Wednesday October 24, 2007 17:00
by Ghassan Bannoura - IMEMC News
Israeli media sources reported on Wednesday that a group of extremists had set a church on fire located in the central of the occupied city of Jerusalem in the early hours of Wednesday morning.
The church sustained severe damage and bibles were destroyed in the fire, church sources said.
This is not the first time this church in attacked. It was burned down in 1982 by a group of Jewish extremists.
Israeli police told media that no arrests had been made yet but there is an indication that the assailants may be Jewish extremists.
The official story that was published by Israeli media says that attackers entered the church after destroying the front doors and windows then set fire inside the church in three different locations.
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