Arson and theft to church in Orenburg

Case information
Incident date
Country
Russia
Place
Novotroitsk, Orenburg oblast
Categories
  • Social Hostility / Intolerance
Attack Against
  • Faith
Hate Crime & Violent Incidents
  • Arson
  • Threats
  • Vandalism (all)
Place of Incident
  • Church
Reported to Police
  • Yes
Response of Local Authorities
  • Investigated
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The Investigative Department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of Russia "Orskoye" of the Orenburg region completed the investigation of a criminal case on charges of a 31-year-old citizen of the Republic of Tajikistan of stealing money and setting fire to a building of the temple complex of the Holy Apostles Peter and Paul of the Orsk diocese of the Russian Orthodox Church in the city of Novotroitsk.

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