Vandalism of Wayside Cross in Bining

Case information

Incident date: Jul 25, 2020
Country: France
Place: Bining
Categories: Social Hostility / Intolerance
Attack Against: Faith
Hate Crime & Violent Incidents: Vandalism (all)
Vandalism of Public Christian Symbol
Place of Incident: Public Christian Symbol (outside place of worship)
Bias Indicators: Comments/Written Statements/Gestures/Graffiti
Significance of Property/Structure/Location to religious community
Reported to Police: Yes
Response of Local Authorities: Investigated

A wayside cross in Bining.Image credit: Bitscherland.fr

On July 25th, one of the wayside crosses in Bining (Moselle) was toppled over and smashed. The police are investigating and looking for possible witnesses.

Sources

L'Observatoire (opens in a new tab)
Bitscherland.fr (opens in a new tab)