Work at church construction site unlawfully obstructed

Case information
Incident date
Country
France
Place
Saint Pierre de Colombier
Categories
  • Social Hostility / Intolerance
Attack Against
  • Faith
Perpetrator / Motive Indicators
  • Private
Hate Crime & Violent Incidents
  • Physical Violence
  • Vandalism (all)
Place of Incident
  • Christian Building
Bias Indicators
  • Comments/Written Statements/Gestures/Graffiti
  • Pattern or Frequency of Attacks
  • Significance of Property/Structure/Location to religious community
  • Time/Place/Location
  • Victim/Witness Perception
Reported to Police
  • Yes
Response of Local Authorities
  • Investigated
Image credit: Social Media

On 16 and 17 October, opponents of the construction of the spiritual centre of Notre Dame des Neiges in Saint Pierre de Colombier broke the law by forcibly entering the construction site by breaking through the fence and unlawfully preventing work from continuing. The religious brothers and sisters and several parishioners defended the site and the machinery, but were attacked by the aggressors. The violence is clearly visible in the available footage. There has been a long history of conflict in the village over the church project.

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