Church in Altavista Vandalised

Country: Spain

Date of incident: April 20, 2011


Father-Claret Parish, located in Altavista (Lanzarote), was vandalised by burglars. According to the media, the criminals broke into the church searching for money. Once they realised no money was there, they vandalised the property, causing significant damage. Before they left, they threw away the vase containing the holy communion.

Sources: http://www.rtvc.es/noticias/destrozos-en-una-iglesia-de-arrecife-67628.aspx http://www.laprovincia.es/lanzarote/2011/04/05/asaltan-templo-casa-parroquial-altavista/363585.html http://gomeranoticias.com/article/asaltan-una-iglesia-de-arrecife-y-profanan-el-sagrario