Statues Destroyed and Attempted Fire in Saint-Jean de la Primaube
Case information
Incident date
Country
France
Place
Luc-la-Primaube
Categories
Social Hostility / Intolerance
Attack Against
Faith
Hate Crime & Violent Incidents
Vandalism (all)
Vandalism of Church
Place of Incident
Church
Bias Indicators
Comments/Written Statements/Gestures/Graffiti
Significance of Property/Structure/Location to religious community
Reported to Police
Yes
Response of Local Authorities
Investigated
Symbolic image; not a photograph of the reported incident.
Unidentified intruders vandalized the church of Saint-Jean de la Primaube in early June. Mass books were burned and the perpetrators tried to set fire to the tabernacle. Moreover, the statue of Mary and a large cross were damaged and the statue of the Sacred Heart of Jesus was beheaded.
