A passerby discovered smoke was rising from the funeral chapel in Annaberg-Buchholz on January 21, 2018. The police and fire departments were called. The police suspected arson and initiated forensic investigations.
Source: MDR
Arson in Saxony Church
Case information
- Incident date
- Country
- Germany
- Place
- Annaberg-Buchholz
- Categories
- Social Hostility / Intolerance
- Attack Against
- Faith
- Perpetrator / Motive Indicators
- Private
- Hate Crime & Violent Incidents
- Arson
- Vandalism (all)
- Vandalism of Chapel
- Place of Incident
- Chapel
- Bias Indicators
- Significance of Property/Structure/Location to religious community
- Reported to Police
- Yes
- Response of Local Authorities
- Investigated