Arson In The Church Of St. Chrysole in Comines

Case information
Incident date
Country
France
Categories
  • Social Hostility / Intolerance
Attack Against
  • Faith
Perpetrator / Motive Indicators
  • Private
Hate Crime & Violent Incidents
  • Vandalism (all)

The doors to the church of St. Chrystole in Comines was burned as a result of the arson. Thanks to the quick reaction of police and firefighters, the flames did not reach the interior of the church. Local faithful and volunteers were terrified and quickly helped to clean the soot.

Source: http://www.christianophobie.fr/breves/nord-tentative-dincendie-criminel-de-leglise-de-comines?utm_source=feedburner&utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=Feed%3A+Christianophobie+%28Observatoire+de+la+christianophobie%29#.VXau8kZOzIU