Church in Lithuania Set on Fire a Second Time

Case information
Incident date
Country
Lithuania
Categories
  • Social Hostility / Intolerance
Attack Against
  • Faith
Perpetrator / Motive Indicators
  • Private
Religious Freedom / Discrimination
  • Freedom of Association and Assembly

A church was set on fire and burned to the ground on October 4 2012. This was the same church where an attempt at burning the church was made in September 2012.

Source: Report by Holy See National Contact Point for Hate Crimes against Christians on the basis of a report of the Apostolic Nunciature in 2012