Police Concerned Over Letters Sent to Seven Priests Saying "Allah Akbar"

Case information
Incident date
Country
France
Place
Vaucluse
Categories
  • Social Hostility / Intolerance
Attack Against
  • Faith
Perpetrator / Motive Indicators
  • Islamist
Hate Crime & Violent Incidents
  • Threats
Religious Freedom / Discrimination
  • Other (text field)
Place of Incident
  • Private Home
Bias Indicators
  • Comments/Written Statements/Gestures/Graffiti
Reported to Police
  • Yes
Response of Local Authorities
  • Investigated
Symbolic image; not a photograph of the reported incident.Image credit: Kristina Tripkovic on Unsplash

An investigation was initiated after seven priest of Vaucluse received personal letters with the words "Allah Akbar". It was announced on December 9th by the gendermerie, which speaks of a case "taken very seriously". Handwritten letters were personally addressed and sent to the parish where the seven African priests live.

"These are not direct death threats, but in the context of the terrorist threat, this case is taken very seriously," added a source in the gendarmerie.

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