Story highlights It comes amid bomb threats and vandalism targeting Jewish institutionsA hate-crime task force looking into whether the damage is intentional(CNN) Five tombstones were overturned at a historic cemetery in New York this weekend -- the latest incident targeting a Jewish facility in the US. The New York Police Department is investigating the incident, which happened at a Jewish cemetery in Brooklyn. CNN MapThe latest destruction comes amid a series of bomb threats and vandalism targeting Jewish institutions, including cemeteries, schools and community centers. Last week, at least a dozen headstones were toppled at a Jewish cemetery at the Waad Hakolel Cemetery in Rochester, New York, following similar incidents in St. Louis and Philadelphia. In late February, at least 170 headstones were damaged at a Jewish cemetery in St. Louis.

Source: CNN March 05, 2017 09:45 UTC