Vandalism in the Appels church

Case information
Incident date
Country
Belgium
Place
Dendermonde
Categories
  • Social Hostility / Intolerance
Attack Against
  • Faith
Perpetrator / Motive Indicators
  • Private
Hate Crime & Violent Incidents
  • Vandalism (all)
Place of Incident
  • Church
Bias Indicators
  • Comments/Written Statements/Gestures/Graffiti
  • Lack of Other Motive
  • Significance of Property/Structure/Location to religious community
  • Time/Place/Location
Reported to Police
  • Unknown
Response of Local Authorities
  • Unknown
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On Tuesday evening, April 23, in the church of Appels in Dendermande, an act of vandalism was reported.

In the Church of the Appels, the vandals vandalised the board and tore the booklets prepared for the upcoming first communion into pieces. "The church will now remain closed in the evening until the First Communion," said Luc De Donder, a church council member.

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