On 21 January, unknown assailants broke into the convent church of the Sisters of Charity of St Vinka in the centre of Sarajevo and stole the vessel monstrance the large consecrated host, scattering the other smaller ones in the sanctuary. Several other items were also stolen.
In addition to the sacrilegious theft of the consecrated host, which is displayed for adoration in this church on Thursdays, the Sisters of Charity of St Vincent de Paul discovered that a microphone had been stolen. The attack had been planned in advance, as someone had managed to steal several keys to the church a few days earlier.
The police were called to the scene and are now investigating.