Brussels Christmas Tree Destroyed by Petrol Bomb

Case information

Incident date: Jan 3, 2016
Country: Belgium
Categories: Social Hostility / Intolerance
Attack Against: Faith
Perpetrator / Motive Indicators: Islamist
Private
Hate Crime & Violent Incidents: Vandalism (all)
Insult or Incitement
Intolerance towards Religious Symbols

Youths in Brussels yelled 'Allahu Akbar' as they set fire to a Christmas tree in a public square using a home made petrol bomb.