Church Bench Set on Fire in Cologne

Country: Germany

Date of incident: October 29, 2020


In the Catholic parish Church in Cologne-Longerich, unknown perpetrators set fire to a bench by pouring the disinfectant over it and then placed a burning cushion on top of it. The arson took place in the afternoon of October 29th. Fortunately the flames didn't spread much, the sexton noticed the incident later. The police started an investigation on suspicion of attempted arson. Witnesses are asked to provide further information.

Source: General Anzeiger , Newsportal Köln

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