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Sadigura Kloiz in Chernivtsi Heavily Damaged in Suspected Arson

Police have a suspect in custody in a case linked by preliminary findings to a prior attempted church arson.

Overview

  • The Kloiz Kadisha of the Sadigura community in Chernivtsi was set on fire Thursday evening.
  • Police quickly apprehended a suspect, whom reports described as mentally unstable, and the investigation is ongoing.
  • Community officials said the intruder entered during a brief moment when the security guard was away.
  • Preliminary findings indicate the same person attempted to torch a local church about a month earlier.
  • The interior sustained heavy damage, with burned shelves, scorched religious books and structural harm, as local leaders mourned the loss and stressed that antisemitism is not prevalent in the city.