Priest's car set on fire

Case information
Incident date
Country
France
Place
Orleans
Categories
  • Social Hostility / Intolerance
Attack Against
  • Faith
Perpetrator / Motive Indicators
  • Private
Hate Crime & Violent Incidents
  • Arson
Place of Incident
  • Public Street
Bias Indicators
  • Lack of Other Motive
  • Time/Place/Location
  • Victim/Witness Perception
Reported to Police
  • Yes
Response of Local Authorities
  • Investigated

On the night of 30 September, an arson attack destroyed the car of a priest of the French Institut du Christ Roi Souverain Prêtre in the centre of Orleans. The car was reduced to ashes. According to the police, the priest was personally targeted, as reported by the ICRSP.