Three Churches Set on Fire in Amstetten

Country: Austria

Date of incident: December 23, 2012


On December 23, three churches were set on fire in the small town of Amstetten, lower Austria. One of the churches was severely damaged.

The alleged suspect - a young man - seemed confused and did not explain any motives. There is no further information available yet.
Since the aggression was directed only against churches in the area, it is not unlikely that his intent was anti-Christian.
Sources:
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