Two World War II-era cemeteries that were vandalized over the weekend by armed men in Benghazi will be restored , the Commonwealth War Graves Commission said in a posting on its website . Hundreds of gravestones marking the bodies of Christian and Jewish soldiers were kicked from their locations , many of them broken , in the Benghazi War Cemetery and the Benghazi British Military Cemetery , the CWGC said . `` Both cemeteries will be restored to a standard befitting the sacrifice of those commemorated at Benghazi , but this could take some time because we will need to source replacement stones , '' the organization said . `` We will also need to be sure that it 's safe for the detailed work to be carried out , but in the meantime we will ensure that temporary markers are erected over the graves . We have no reports of any maintenance staff being injured in the attack . '' Britain urged Libya 's new leadership Sunday to investigate the desecration of the more than 200 Commonwealth war graves that were vandalized , acts filmed and posted on YouTube . Libya 's National Transitional Council said Sunday it regrets what happened , calling it `` unethical , irresponsible and criminal , '' and promised to prosecute those responsible . `` We strongly reject these acts that are rejected by the Islamic faith , '' the NTC said in a statement . `` Such practices do not represent at all the local public opinion and they contradict the Islamic principles that emphasize and urge the respect of religions and beliefs . '' In the YouTube video , a group of men is seen walking around the graves , kicking down headstones and using sledgehammers to chip away at a cross at the front of the cemetery . A voice off camera says , `` Destroy the cross , these filthy dogs . '' Other voices mock inscriptions on the gravestones , including one engraved with the Star of David . The description of the video says it is a response to the recent burnings of Qurans by U.S. troops in Afghanistan , but CNN can not independently confirm that . Benghazi was the birthplace of last year 's Libyan revolution . The 1,500 graves in the cemeteries hold the bodies of servicemen who died during and after World War II . There was no evidence of damage to the graves themselves , only the headstones , the British Foreign Office said .
`` This could take some time , '' war graves commission says . The new Libyan government condemns the desecration of some 200 graves . Vandalism of Christian and Jewish graves was recorded and posted on YouTube . On Sunday , Britain urged Libya 's leadership to investigate .