Attempted arson in the church in Marseburg

Case information
Incident date
Country
Germany
Place
Merseburg
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
  • Significance of Property/Structure/Location to religious community
  • Victim/Witness Perception
Reported to Police
  • Yes
Response of Local Authorities
  • Investigated
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Police have arrested the suspect in an attempted arson attack on a church in Mersenburg. The man is believed to have set fire to plastic objects in the toilet area.

The fire could be extinguished before the fire brigade arrived and the damage is estimated at around 2,000 euros. The suspect was found in his flat and provisionally arrested. A 17-year-old has been remanded in custody.

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