Roof of the Lutheran Church of Chemnitz damaged

Case information

Incident date: Dec 14, 2022
Country: Germany
Place: Chemnitz
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
Reported to Police: Yes
Response of Local Authorities: Unknown

According to the police, on 14. December, unknown perpetrators have probably thrown fireworks at the rooftop of the Luther Church of Chemnitz. This has caused damage to the entrance, the estimated amount is around 7500 euros

Sources

Frankfurter Allgemeine (opens in a new tab)
merkur.de (opens in a new tab)
tag24.de (opens in a new tab)