Statue of Pope Benedict XVI Vandalized in Bavaria

Case information

Incident date: Mar 6, 2016
Country: Germany
Categories: Social Hostility / Intolerance
Attack Against: Faith
Perpetrator / Motive Indicators: Private
Hate Crime & Violent Incidents: Vandalism (all)
Intolerance towards Religious Symbols

During the night from March 5-6, unknown perpetrators sprayed the monument to Pope Benedict in front of the St. Oswald church in Traunstein with pink paint. Police are investigating.

Source: chiemgau24.de