Church Windows Repeatedly Smashed in Bargebur

Case information

Incident date: Aug 12, 2022
Country: Germany
Place: Bargebur
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: Pattern or Frequency of Attacks
Significance of Property/Structure/Location to religious community
Reported to Police: Yes
Response of Local Authorities: Investigated

Symbolic image; not a photograph of the reported incident.Image credit: Jilbert Ebrahimi on Unsplash

Unknown persons have repeatedly damaged church windows in Bargebur. Already the previous week, a stone was thrown into a window of the church. This time another eight windows were smashed. Police are investigating.

Sources

Presseportal.de (opens in a new tab)
Aktuell.meinestadt.de (opens in a new tab)
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