Arson on previously attacked church in Regnano

Case information
Incident date
Country
Italy
Place
Regnano
Categories
  • Social Hostility / Intolerance
Attack Against
  • Faith
Perpetrator / Motive Indicators
  • Private
Hate Crime & Violent Incidents
  • Arson
  • Vandalism (all)
  • Vandalism of Church
Place of Incident
  • Christian Building
  • Church
Bias Indicators
  • Lack of Other Motive
  • Pattern or Frequency of Attacks
  • Significance of Property/Structure/Location to religious community
  • Victim/Witness Perception
Reported to Police
  • Unknown
Response of Local Authorities
  • Unknown
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On 29 December, the back wall of the parish house in Regnano was set on fire. Only two weeks earlier, the door to the bell tower of the church had also been vandalised and destroyed.

According to a local parishioner, the criminals "took an old ladder and newspapers from the area and then set fire to the wall near the metal door of the thermal power station. It could have been worse, because there was a risk that the wall would burst and collapse". This is not the first time that the church property in Regnano has been attacked: just two weeks before this incident, unknown perpetrators destroyed the door that gave access to the church's bell tower.

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