Burglary at the Secours Catholique in Vallée-du-Tir

Case information
Incident date
Country
France
Place
New Caledonia
Categories
  • Social Hostility / Intolerance
Attack Against
  • Faith
Perpetrator / Motive Indicators
  • Private
Societal Sphere
  • Media
Hate Crime & Violent Incidents
  • Desecration
  • Theft
  • Vandalism (all)
  • Vandalism of Christian Building (other)
Religious Freedom / Discrimination
  • Other (text field)
Place of Incident
  • Christian Building
Bias Indicators
  • Comments/Written Statements/Gestures/Graffiti
  • Pattern or Frequency of Attacks
Reported to Police
  • Yes
Response of Local Authorities
  • Investigated
Image credit: Secours Catholique Facebook

In New Caledonia, the Headquarters of the Charity of catholic organization Secours Catholique, was raided during the weekend of 2. and 3. May. The thieves broke down the doors, smashed the walls and ceiling. They stole computers, food and clothing. The attack destroyed 10 years of the association's work. The organization's headquarters were also ransacked for the first time in September 2019.

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