On Sunday 5 May, an evangelical church in San Giuliano Milanese in northern Italy was attacked by a man who tried to enter the church premises after shouting anti-Christian phrases, including "Allah Akbar", according to a local newspaper. After an unsuccessful attempt to enter the church, he smashed the window of the church entrance. He was arrested by police following the incident.
Several members of this Assemblies of God church were tidying up and cleaning the building after Sunday service at 2.20pm when the incident happened. There were also children in the building. The attacker attempted to enter the worship hall but was resisted by the church members, at which point he smashed the entrance window with a bottle. He was drunk at the time of the incident.
An Assemblies of God representative reported the incident to the police. The church in this town south of Milan has several social justice projects in the area.
Based on the article, the Islamic community in San Giuliano Milanese responded to the attack by saying they 'distance ourselves from any form of violence', adding that 'if the incident happened at the hands of a drunk person, it can have absolutely nothing to do with our religion'.