Man Arrested for Threats and Breaking into Church in Villeurbanne

Country: France

Date of incident: September 3, 2020


On September 3, a homeless man, who had 62 previous convictions, was arrested for burglary in the church building of a protestant community called Transfiguration Église Chrétienne in Villeurbanne. A few days earlier the perpetrator had already appeared the church and threatened people because of their religion. The threats concerned the very church he then broke into. He will be charged with burglary.

Source: L'Observatoire de la Christianophobie, Le Progres

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