Church of Saint Roch defaced and robbed

Case information
Incident date
Country
France
Place
Ajaccio
Categories
  • Social Hostility / Intolerance
Attack Against
  • Faith
Perpetrator / Motive Indicators
  • Private
Hate Crime & Violent Incidents
  • Theft
  • Vandalism (all)
  • Vandalism of Church
Place of Incident
  • Church
Bias Indicators
  • Comments/Written Statements/Gestures/Graffiti
  • Significance of Property/Structure/Location to religious community
Reported to Police
  • Yes
Response of Local Authorities
  • Investigated

During the night of 8 to 9 June, the church of Saint Roch in Ajaccio was defaced with obscene tags and religious objects were stolen. Among the stolen objects are a wooden cross covered in gold leaf and a statue of St John the Baptist.

An investigation has been opened.

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