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Nighttime vandals smash some 70 headstones at Rome cemetery

Nighttime vandals smash some 70 headstones at Rome cemetery | iNFOnews.ca
Smashed headstones lie at the Verano cemetery in Rome, Friday, May 12, 2017. Vandals have struck overnight at Rome’s main cemetery, smashing and shattering some 70 headstones and ornaments. Rome Mayor Virginia Raggi decried the vandalism as a ‘’vile deed.’’ Officials said Catholic and Jewish headstones were among the smashed monuments. Italian news reports said investigators a group of youths who sneaked into the cemetery at night did the damage. (Massimo Percossi/ANSA via AP)

ROME – Vandals have struck overnight at Rome’s largest cemetery, smashing and shattering some 70 headstones and memorial monuments.

Rome Mayor Virginia Raggi decried the rampage at Verano Cemetery as a “vile deed.” Officials said Catholic and Jewish headstones were among the smashed monuments.

Glass frames of loved ones decorating graves were shattered, and flower vases toppled.

Italian news reports said investigators suspect that a group of youths slipped into the cemetery when it was closed at night and vandalized the tombstones.

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