Church Burglarized in Saint–Lys

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

Unidentified individuals broke into the parish church in Saint-Lys on the 28th of October. The incident was discovered by the parish priest when opening the church for church services. Upon initial investigation it has been reported that the priest's chair, two stools, a desk, a lectern, and an altar cloth were stolen. In addition, the pews in the church were dislocated.

Sources:
http://www.ladepeche.fr/article/2012/10/30/1477458-saint-lys-l-eglise-paroissiale-cambriolee.html
http://www.christianophobie.fr/breves/une-eglise-saccagee-et-pillee-en-haute-garonne