Man Attacked Malmö Church

Country: Sweden

Date of incident: June 26, 2016


A man broke into St. Paul's Church in central Malmö and vandalized it, including breaking the stained glass windows. According to the police, it will be investigated as a hate crime as they suspect that the man attacked the church because it is a symbol of the Christian faith.

When the police arrived at the scene, they were attacked by a man armed with a club who charged at them with cries of "Allahu Akbar." The police used pepper spray to subdue him. The man was arrested for vandalism, trespassing and attempted violence against police officers. Police said the motive was probably anti-Christian and could be charged as hate crime. After hours of investigation, the police still had failed to determine the identity of the vandal, his age and origin. Source: Fria Tider