Arsonists Set Several Fires At the Franciscan church in Austria

Country: Austria

Date of incident: November 2, 2022


In a Berchtesgaden Franciscan church, on the 2nd of November, a churchgoer noticed a fire on an offering candlestick. He then discovered that between the candles there was a burning Divine Praise hymnal and floral decorations. She quickly alerted the Father, with whom they managed to extinguish the fire. Two other fires were discovered, which were also started by placing hymn books on burning candles. The fire brigade was called and they ventilated the church. The police were looking for information, they are treating the case as arson.

Source: Berchtesgadener Anzeigersalzburg24.atSN.atSalzburg24.at

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