Church Targeted by Molotov Cocktails

Country: Turkey

Date of incident: November 4, 2006

Category: Social Hostility / Intolerance

Attack against: Faith

Area of case: Islamist / Private

Vandalism (form of hate crime)

The Odemis Love Protestant Church in Odemis, near Izmir, was attacked with Molotov cocktails. The church, where the pastor and his family lived, had been the target of stone-throwing and harassment in the months prior to the event.

Source:
OSCE HATE CRIMES REPORT 2006
http://www.osce.org/odihr/26759