Church Vandalised with Wax Swastikas

Case information
Incident date
Country
Germany
Place
Seligenstadt
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
  • Comments/Written Statements/Gestures/Graffiti
  • Significance of Property/Structure/Location to religious community
Reported to Police
  • Yes
Response of Local Authorities
  • Investigated
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Two wax-smeared swastikas were discovered on the interior wall of a Lutheran church in Seligenstadt.

A Lutheran church in Seligenstadt, located near the border of Hesse and Bavaria, was defaced when two swastikas were smeared with wax on an interior wall, according to the Südosthessen Police Headquarters. The incident was reported on a Friday, though the exact time of the act and the identity of the perpetrators remained unclear. Authorities confirmed that investigations were ongoing and appealed to the public for assistance.

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