Political Slogans Spraypainted on Catholic Church Building

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Incident date
Country
Austria
Categories
  • Social Hostility / Intolerance
Perpetrator / Motive Indicators
  • Private
Hate Crime & Violent Incidents
  • Vandalism (all)

Unknown perpetrators spray painted the famous Vienna church "Votivkirche" with political slogans such as "Refugees Welcome?“. This is particularly strange as the parish priest and the archdiocese of Vienna did not ask the police to end a months-long occupation of the church by refugees.

The occupation was ended when Church representatives found alternative lodging for the refugees.

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