Intended Arson: Two teenagers record themselves While Trying to set Fire To A Church

Case information
Incident date
Country
Belarus
Place
Grodno
Categories
  • Social Hostility / Intolerance
Attack Against
  • Faith
Societal Sphere
  • Social Media
Hate Crime & Violent Incidents
  • Arson
  • Theft
Place of Incident
  • Church
Bias Indicators
  • Significance of Property/Structure/Location to religious community
Reported to Police
  • Yes

It was reported that two 15-year-old teenage girls have caused a hate crime Cathedral of the Holy Spirit in Grodno. They filmed themselves while committing this crime on January 28. It is mentioned that the girls might belong to a gothic subculture "judging from their clothes and appearance at the time they committed their act." The agency has also shared how images of swastikas were on their phones and both have been sentenced for vandalism.

Source and Picture: New Grodno, christianophobie.fr