Six Stone Crosses were broken from the crowns on Budapest's Margaret Bridge

Case information

Incident date: Aug 25, 2023
Country: Hungary
Place: Budapest
Categories: Social Hostility / Intolerance
Attack Against: Faith
Perpetrator / Motive Indicators: Private
Hate Crime & Violent Incidents: Vandalism (all)
Vandalism of Public Christian Symbol
Religious Freedom / Discrimination: Censorship or Removal of Public Christian Symbols
Other (text field)
Place of Incident: Public Christian Symbol (outside place of worship)
Public Street
Bias Indicators: Significance of Property/Structure/Location to religious community
Time/Place/Location
Reported to Police: Yes
Response of Local Authorities: Investigated

On the night of August 24, three men broke 6 stone crosses from de crowns on Margaret Bridge in Budapest. The perpetrators were filmed by CCTV cameras and an investigation has been launched by the police to identify them.

Sources

Magyar Nemzet (opens in a new tab)