Notre-Dame-du-Bourg in Digne-les-Bains Tagged

Case information
Incident date
Country
France
Place
Digne-les-Bains
Categories
  • Social Hostility / Intolerance
Attack Against
  • Faith
Perpetrator / Motive Indicators
  • Anti-Religion or Humanism Groups
  • Private
Hate Crime & Violent Incidents
  • Vandalism (all)
  • Vandalism of Church
Place of Incident
  • Church
Bias Indicators
  • Comments/Written Statements/Gestures/Graffiti
  • Time/Place/Location
Reported to Police
  • Yes
Response of Local Authorities
  • Investigated
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A man was arrested on March 28th for painting satanic symbols ("666") on the cathedral, as well as tags on other buildings in the town between March 26th and 27th.

The suspect, a 56-year-old man from Digne was identified and arrested due video surveillance. According to a media report, "The individual acknowledged the facts" but the police continued the investigation.

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