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Over 200 gravestones spray-painted with swastikas ahead of Memorial Day
More than 200 headstones were spray-painted with Nazi swastikas overnight on Friday at a cemetery in Illinois, KMOV reports.
The vandalism occurred heading into Memorial Day weekend at a Glen Carbon, Ill., cemetery which houses the graves of more than 1,300 veterans, officials said.
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“We haven't seen anything of this magnitude in the 30 years that I've been here,” said Mark Johnson, the grounds superintendent of Sunset Hill Cemetery.
Police are investigating the vandalism, but have not identified a suspect or motive.
Officials will power wash the tombstones to remove the paint before a Memorial Day event scheduled for Monday.
“It's all hands on deck to try to get this thing cleaned up by Monday,” Johnson told KMOV.
http://thehill.com/blogs/blog-briefing-room/news/389530-over-200-gravestones-spray-painted-with-swastikas-ahead-of
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