During the night of May 12th, intruders entered the church of Sainte-Famille in Villeurbanne (Rhône) and damaged the holy water stoup, candles, and left trash. The city's urban safety brigade is investigating.
Source: Le Progrès
Vandalism in Villeurbanne Church
Case information
- Incident date
- Country
- France
- Place
- Villeurbanne
- Categories
- Social Hostility / Intolerance
- Attack Against
- Faith
- Perpetrator / Motive Indicators
- Private
- Hate Crime & Violent Incidents
- Vandalism (all)
- Vandalism of Church
- Place of Incident
- Church
- Reported to Police
- Yes
- Response of Local Authorities
- Investigated