Amtzell Cemetery Vandalised

Case information
Incident date
Country
Germany
Place
Amtzell
Categories
  • Social Hostility / Intolerance
Attack Against
  • Morals
Perpetrator / Motive Indicators
  • Private
Hate Crime & Violent Incidents
  • Arson
  • Vandalism (all)
  • Vandalism of Cemetery
  • Vandalism of Public Christian Symbol
Place of Incident
  • Cemetery
Bias Indicators
  • Comments/Written Statements/Gestures/Graffiti
  • Lack of Other Motive
  • Significance of Property/Structure/Location to religious community
Reported to Police
  • Yes
Response of Local Authorities
  • Investigated
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Unknown individuals ignited a campfire using wooden grave crosses inside the open prayer hall at the Amtzell Cemetery, later leaving an "apology" written in ash on the wall.

The individuals entered the open prayer hall, took at least one wooden grave cross-and possibly up to three-and used them as fuel for a fire on the stone floor.

In a strange gesture, the perpetrators reportedly wrote "We are sorry" on the wall using the ashes of the burnt cross.

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