Break-In and Possible Attempted Robbery of Church in Lyon

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

Unknown perpetrators entered the church of the 5th arrondissement of Lyon during the night of June 11-12th and broke the glass door to the sacristy. Nothing was stolen. The break-in occurred only a month after the crown of the Virgin at the Fourvière Museum was stolen.

The police began an investigation.

Sources: Lyon Capitale and L’Observatoire