The Church of Saint-Hilaire in Bouy Damaged by Fire

Case information

Incident date: Apr 12, 2021
Country: France
Place: Bouy
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
Bias Indicators: Comments/Written Statements/Gestures/Graffiti
Significance of Property/Structure/Location to religious community
Reported to Police: Unknown
Response of Local Authorities: Unknown

Image credit: Blandine Bonningre on l'Union

On the 12th of April, particularly around 11am, one of the aisles of the the 12th-13th century church of Saint-Hilaire in Bouy has been set on fire. The origin of the fire remains unknown. The firemen were successful to douse the fire with water.

Sources

L'Union Abonnés (opens in a new tab)
Christianophobie (opens in a new tab)