Arson at Fulda Cathedral

Case information
Incident date
Country
Germany
Place
Fulda
Categories
  • Social Hostility / Intolerance
Attack Against
  • Faith
Perpetrator / Motive Indicators
  • Private
Hate Crime & Violent Incidents
  • Arson
  • Vandalism (all)
Place of Incident
  • Church
Bias Indicators
  • Lack of Other Motive
Reported to Police
  • Yes
Response of Local Authorities
  • Investigated
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People witnessed a fire at Fulda Cathedral and alerted the police, on the 10th of February. The authorities started to conduct an investigation searching for a suspect. Fortunately, no one was injured but there is no information about the amount of damage caused by the fire.

Witnesses saw a fire at the main entrance of the Fulda Cathedral and alerted the authorities. When the police arrived at the scene, on the evening of February 10th, the fire was extinguished and they only found soot deposits.

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