Minor sets fire to three churches in Bavaria

Country: Germany

Date of incident: October 22, 2024


On Ocotber 21 and 22, a chapel and a church in Bavaria were set on fire. The police suspects arson as the cause of the fire. Nobody was injured, but the damage caused is extensive.

On October 21, an arson attack was carried out on the parish church in Kirchenthumbach, causing damage to the building. The Weiden criminal investigation department suspects arson as the cause of the fire. 

The next day the same happened in a Chapel in a wooded area in Falkenstein. The fire caused damage of several tens of thousands euros to the building. The Regensburg criminal investigation department is currently assuming arson. 

UPDATE: On November 3, in the main church in Kirchenthumbach there was again an attempt to set a wooden bench to fire.

The police investigation led to the perpetrator. It is a child in from the region. 

Source: merkur.de, fireworld.at, Polizei Bayern

Picture: Freepik