Case information
Incident date Dec 5, 2019
Country France
Place Lyon Categories Social Hostility / Intolerance Perpetrator / Motive Indicators Hate Crime & Violent Incidents Bias Indicators Significance of Property/Structure/Location to religious community Response of Local Authorities Case information
Incident date Dec 5, 2019
Country France
Place Lyon Categories Social Hostility / Intolerance Perpetrator / Motive Indicators Hate Crime & Violent Incidents Bias Indicators Significance of Property/Structure/Location to religious community Response of Local Authorities Image credit: Facebook Page of Eglise Saint-Georges de Lyon A drunk man was arrested by Lyon police for setting fire to a garbage can placed against the door of the Saint-Georges church. The fire caused extensive to the door and smoke damage inside the church.
