Church Vandalised in the Saale-Holzland district

Case information
Incident date
Country
Germany
Place
Dornburg-Camburg
Categories
  • Social Hostility / Intolerance
Attack Against
  • Faith
Perpetrator / Motive Indicators
  • Private
Hate Crime & Violent Incidents
  • Vandalism (all)
  • Vandalism of Church
Place of Incident
  • Church
Bias Indicators
  • Significance of Property/Structure/Location to religious community
Reported to Police
  • Yes
Response of Local Authorities
  • Investigated
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Unknown people vandalized a church in Dornburg-Camburg, a town located in the Saale-Holzland district.

The perpetrators lit several candles and then smeared the church's interior with the candles' wax. They also defaced the visitor's book, writing on numerous of its pages. The perpetrators proceeded to tear off the pages of the visitor's book and set them on fire.

The amount of material damage caused is still unknown. The police were notified and launched an investigation into the vandalism case.

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