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US Embassy looks forward investigation of toppling Hanukkah menorah in river in Uzhgorod
KYIV. Dec 6 (Interfax-Ukraine) – The U.S. Embassy is saddened by the news of the damage to the Hanukkah menorah in Uzhgorod and is awaiting investigation of the incident.
"Saddened to hear vandals toppled a Hanukkah menorah in central Uzhgorod. We look forward to a swift investigation. The United States stands with Ukraine in condemning anti-Semitism," the U.S. Embassy said on Twitter.
As reported, on December 5, at about 15.20, a representative of the Jewish community received a message from a representative of the Jewish community on line "102" that unknown persons had thrown a Hanukkah menorah into Uzhgorod’s river, the press service of Zakarpattia region police said.
Investigators entered information into the Unified Register of Pretrial Investigations under Part 1 of Article 296 of the Criminal Code (Hooliganism). The sanction of the article provides from a fine to restriction of liberty for a period of up to five years.
