Rostov, Russia - Court Frees Man Who Made Death Threats in Synagogue

Rostov, Russia - A man who menaced worshipers inside a Rostov synagogue with a broken bottle and death threats has been set free by the Rostov regional court.

Vadim Domnitsky was charged with "hooliganism" rather than a hate crime, despite the fact that he shouted anti-Semitic threats and was inspired by a neo-Nazi's January 2006 stabbing rampage inside a Moscow synagogue.

Found "not competent" to stand trial, he was committed to a psychiatric facility. His lawyer was quoted as saying that he was set free because the court found his crime "insignificant."