Gendarmerie du Haut-Rhin Investigated Degradation in Church and Cemetery

Case information

Incident date: Feb 12, 2017
Country: France
Categories: Social Hostility / Intolerance
Attack Against: Faith
Perpetrator / Motive Indicators: Private
Hate Crime & Violent Incidents: Desecration
Vandalism (all)
Vandalism of Cemetery
Vandalism of Church
Place of Incident: Cemetery
Church
Bias Indicators: Significance of Property/Structure/Location to religious community
Time/Place/Location
Reported to Police: Yes
Response of Local Authorities: Investigated

During the night of February 11th and 12th, unknown perpetrators broke a door and vandalized the church of Saint Etienne de Réguisheim and vandalized the nearby cemetery, as well.

Source: Genarmerie du Haut-Rhin Facebook Page