Church in Munich Spray Painted with Islamic Phrase

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

The Islamic phrase “Allahu Akbar”, which means “Allah is greater”, was spray painted on the entrance of the Renaissance church of St. Michael in Munich’s pedestrian area by an asylum seeker. The 30-year-old man from Jordan attacked bystanders and was finally arrested by the police.

Sources:
http://www.abendzeitung-muenchen.de/inhalt.vandalismus-in-der-altstadt-asylbewerber-beschmiert-kirchentuer.9ee42d31-5755-4dbf-929c-5f57fc05895a.html
http://www.pi-news.net/2013/12/wieder-angriff-auf-unsere-ganze-gesellschaft-kirche-in-munchen-mit-allahu-akbar-beschmiert/
http://brightsblog.wordpress.com/2013/12/15/bayrische-kirchen-mit-allahu-akbar-beschmiert/