Crimes Against Churches in Austria

Country: Austria

Date of incident: May 2, 2020


The recent attack in December to Church St. Andrä in Graz brought questions about the hostility towards churches in Austria. The Minister of the Interior, Karl Nehammer, affirmed that between 2015 to 2019, 4657 crimes have been committed against religious buildings in Austria. In Styria alone, there have been 608 cases of attacks against churches.

Source: Krone AT

Attack to Church St. Andrä: Source Krone

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