(3 Dec 1998) Russian/Nat
Vandals desecrated gravestones at a Jewish cemetery in the former Soviet republic of Georgia on Thursday.
No group claimed responsibility for the attack in the country's capital, Tbilisi.
00:00 - Another incident of anti-semitism in the former Soviet Union.
On Thursday vandals damaged more than 60 grave stones in this Georgian cemetery.
It's the second attack on a Jewish cemetery in Tbilisi in recent years.
Locals fear it may not be the last.
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SOUNDBITE: (Russian)
"Around 60 to 70 graves have been destroyed. Clearly there was a whole group at work - not just one person. They smashed gravestones. Their aim was not just to smash the graves, but to smash the Jewish heart, to smash the heart of Georgia."
SUPER CAPTION: Ariel Levin, Chief Rabbi of Georgia
00:42
There have been a spate of hate crimes in neighbouring Russia, including a bomb attack against a Moscow synagogue.
The latest desecration has devastated grieving relatives.
00:53
SOUNDBITE: (Russian)
"My two sons and my husband are here. I've never seen anything like this. I just don't have the words to express how I feel."
SUPER CAPTION: Vox pop
So far, no one has claimed responsibility for the attack.
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