Unknown Perpetrators Rioted and Set Fire Inside Church
Case information
Incident date
Country
Germany
Place
Wolgast
Categories
Social Hostility / Intolerance
Attack Against
Faith
Perpetrator / Motive Indicators
Anti-Religion or Humanism Groups
Hate Crime & Violent Incidents
Arson
Desecration
Vandalism (all)
Vandalism of Chapel
Religious Freedom / Discrimination
Other (text field)
Place of Incident
Chapel
Bias Indicators
Significance of Property/Structure/Location to religious community
Time/Place/Location
Victim/Witness Perception
Reported to Police
Yes
Response of Local Authorities
Investigated
Symbolic image; not a photograph of the reported incident.Image credit: Devin Avery on Unsplash
Between the 16th and 29th of September, unknown perpetrators vandalized the St. Jürgen Chapel in Wolgast. The police was called, after unknown persons were rioting and setting fires inside the church. They broke a window, damaged the window sills and set fire to several places inside the Church, fortunately the flames did not spread. The caused damage is around 7,600 Euros. The police is investigating.
