Synagogue vandalized in Russia

Unidentified assailants painted swastikas and extremist slogans on a synagogue in a Russian Far Eastern city on Thursday, a leading Jewish organization said.

The incident took place in Vladivostok, about 9,300 kilometers (some 5,750 miles) east of Moscow, where the perpetrators wrote ''Jews go to Israel'' and scribbled offensive words on the Star of David, the Federation of Jewish Communities of Russia said in a statement. (AP)