Church Window Smashed With Stones in Austria

Country: Austria

Date of incident: July 19, 2022


Between July 10 and 19, unknown vandals smashed two windows in the parish of St. Paul in Klein. The perpetrators threw stones at the windows, creating a total of five holes distributed over the panes' surface. The total amount of the property damage has not been assessed yet but, according to the police, it is estimated to be around several thousand euros, since "these are very old and colorful stained glass panes".

This year, there has been an increase in anti-Christian Vandalism in Austria.

Sources: Kaernten.orf.atMeinbezirk.at, Krone.atKlick-kaernten.atKrone

Picture retrieved from Krone.at by LPD Carinthia