Objects and prayer cards set on fire in church

Case information
Incident date
Country
Germany
Place
Kaufbeuren
Categories
  • Social Hostility / Intolerance
Attack Against
  • Faith
Perpetrator / Motive Indicators
  • Private
Hate Crime & Violent Incidents
  • Arson
  • Vandalism (all)
  • Vandalism of Church
Place of Incident
  • Church
Bias Indicators
  • Lack of Other Motive
  • Significance of Property/Structure/Location to religious community
Reported to Police
  • Yes
Response of Local Authorities
  • Investigated

Unknown persons have set fire to and damaged objects and prayer cards in a church in Kaufbeuren.

A custodian discovered several burnt objects in a church in Kaufbeuren on 4 November. According to the police, these had been left near the mourning wall in the church in the Haken district. Some prayer cards were also damaged by the fire. It is assumed that the perpetrators set fire to these objects with a match, according to the police.

The police are investigating and looking for witnesses.

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