Arson Attempt at Russian Orthodox Church

Country: Germany

Date of incident: January 13, 2019


Sometime between January 11th and 12th, an attempt was made to set fire to a wooden wall in the entrance area of ​​the Russian Orthodox Church (Russisch-Orthodoxen Gemeinde des Hl. Gross Martyrers Dimitrios von Thesaloniki) in Schwerin with a candle and oily liquid accelerant. Investigators found a small charred area on the wall of the wooden church because the liquid did not ignite.

Sources: Nord Kurier and Presse Portal