Repeated vandalism Serres church

Case information
Incident date
Country
Greece
Place
Serres
Categories
  • Social Hostility / Intolerance
Attack Against
  • Faith
Perpetrator / Motive Indicators
  • Private
Hate Crime & Violent Incidents
  • Vandalism (all)
Place of Incident
  • Church
Bias Indicators
  • Comments/Written Statements/Gestures/Graffiti
  • Lack of Other Motive
  • Pattern or Frequency of Attacks
  • Significance of Property/Structure/Location to religious community
  • Victim/Witness Perception
Reported to Police
  • Yes
Response of Local Authorities
  • Unknown

On Saturday, July 20, unknown vandals desecrated the Agios Georgios church in Kato Mitrousi, Serres. The walls, door, windows and the image of Saint George at the gate of the church were desecrated with mud and coffee.

“On Saturday, I saw the mess in the church. It was like a knife in my heart. My soul hurts, I came and cried,” said Father Ioannis, vicar of the church.

According to the report, the church has been targeted by vandals for days. Recently, the rope of the bell tower was cut.

The police are investigating the incident.

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