Minor sets fire to three churches in Bavaria

Case information
Incident date
Country
Germany
Place
Kirchenthumbach
Categories
  • Social Hostility / Intolerance
Attack Against
  • Faith
Perpetrator / Motive Indicators
  • Private
Hate Crime & Violent Incidents
  • Arson
  • Vandalism (all)
Place of Incident
  • Chapel
  • Church
Bias Indicators
  • Pattern or Frequency of Attacks
Reported to Police
  • Yes
Response of Local Authorities
  • Investigated
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On Ocotber 21 and 22, a chapel and a church in Bavaria were set on fire. The police suspects arson as the cause of the fire. Nobody was injured, but the damage caused is extensive.

On October 21, an arson attack was carried out on the parish church in Kirchenthumbach, causing damage to the building. The Weiden criminal investigation department suspects arson as the cause of the fire.

The next day the same happened in a Chapel in a wooded area in Falkenstein. The fire caused damage of several tens of thousands euros to the building. The Regensburg criminal investigation department is currently assuming arson.

UPDATE: On November 3, in the main church in Kirchenthumbach there was again an attempt to set a wooden bench to fire.

The police investigation led to a minor from the region.

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