Cross in Tarnów vandalised

Case information
Incident date
Country
Poland
Place
Tarnów
Categories
  • Social Hostility / Intolerance
Attack Against
  • Faith
Perpetrator / Motive Indicators
  • Private
Hate Crime & Violent Incidents
  • Vandalism (all)
  • Vandalism of Public Christian Symbol
Place of Incident
  • Public Christian Symbol (outside place of worship)
Bias Indicators
  • Lack of Other Motive
  • Significance of Property/Structure/Location to religious community
Reported to Police
  • Yes
Response of Local Authorities
  • Investigated
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A roadside cross with a figure of Christ was found vandalised in Tarnów, Poland. The corpus on the cross has been severely damaged.

Stanislaw Klimek, president of the Association of Catholic Families, reported the case to the police. The residents of the area are shocked. "We will not allow religious symbols to be destroyed in this way," Mr Klimek said.

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