Burning Tires in Front of the Church of Misericordia in Reus

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Incident date
Country
Spain
Categories
  • Social Hostility / Intolerance
Attack Against
  • Faith
Perpetrator / Motive Indicators
  • Radical Left
Hate Crime & Violent Incidents
  • Vandalism (all)

Tires were set on fire in front of the church of Misericordia in Reus, but, before the fire could spread further, neighbors telephoned the fire department and then extinguished the fire themselves, and the damage was contained. The front door of the church was slightly damaged, and the façade was affected by the smoke, but otherwise the sanctuary was unharmed.

The words “prisoners freedom” painted nearby indicate that this could have been the work of an anarchist group in response to the prisoners arrested as being responsible for the bombing of the El Pilar Cathedral in Zaragoza.

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