Police investigating arson, vandalism and attempted burglary that happened hours apart at Philadelphia synagogue
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Police are investigating incidents of arson, vandalism and attempted burglary at a historic synagogue in Philadelphia that occurred within hours of each other Tuesday.
Police are investigating incidents of arson, vandalism and attempted burglary at a historic synagogue in Philadelphia that occurred within hours of each other Tuesday. Investigators haven’t said if they believe the incidents at the Congregation Mikveh Israel in Center City – which was founded in 1740 and is the oldest continuous synagogue in the US – are connected, but the Jewish Federation of Greater Philadelphia called them “acts of antisemitism.” The first incident happened around 2 a.m., when a man lit a dumpster on fire next to the building, damaging a window, according to a news release from the Philadelphia Police Department. Surveillance footage released by police shows the suspect standing inside the dumpster, then smoke coming out of the dumpster before it’s engulfed in flames. Then, around 6:30 a.m., two men attempted to break into the synagogue, police say. Damage was caused to a fence and a door, but the men were not able to get inside, according to a news release from police. The suspects are seen in security video looking over the burned dumpster before approaching a fence, and both are later seen walking in an alleyway.
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