Arson Attack at Christ the King Church in Backnang
Case information
Incident date
Country
Germany
Place
Backnang
Categories
Social Hostility / Intolerance
Attack Against
Faith
Perpetrator / Motive Indicators
Anti-Religion or Humanism Groups
Private
Hate Crime & Violent Incidents
Arson
Vandalism (all)
Vandalism of Church
Religious Freedom / Discrimination
Censorship or Removal of Public Christian Symbols
Other (text field)
Place of Incident
Church
Bias Indicators
Comments/Written Statements/Gestures/Graffiti
Significance of Property/Structure/Location to religious community
Time/Place/Location
Reported to Police
Yes
Response of Local Authorities
Investigated
Symbolic image; not a photograph of the reported incident.Image credit: Daniel Caro on Unsplash
On Easter Monday in the Christkönigskirche in Backnang, unknown perpetrators entered the church and set it on fire. This happened between 8 and 11 o'clock. They lit the Easter display on a high table and set fire to cloths and a pinboard. A witness was able to extinguish the fire and to prevent a greater damage, according to the police report.
