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Desecration of graves in Manchester

June 26, 2014 11:30
Hillary and Maurice Craft view the damage at Blackley cemetery

By

Jonathan Kalmus,

Jonathan Kalmus

1 min read

A double attack on a Jewish cemetery in Manchester has been condemned by police as "sickening" and "the work of cruel racists".

North Manchester's Blackley cemetery was targeted twice in two weeks, causing an estimated £100,000 worth of damage to dozens of graves, including seven belonging to one family.

Gravestones were smashed and swastikas and antisemitic graffiti were painted and scratched on historic headstones dating back to the 1900s in an attack thought to have taken place last Sunday evening.

Officers from Greater Manchester Police (GMP) were conducting door-to-door inquiries in surrounding streets.