63-Year-Old Sets two Bibles on Fire on Church Altar

Country: Germany

Date of incident: July 30, 2023


On the 30th of July, a 63-year-old man set fire to two Bibles on the altar of a church in the Ravensburg district. Firefighters intervened to restrain the man before the police arrived and arrested him. Due to the firefighter's prompt intervention, the fire did not spread to the church or its furniture.

The police started investigations to assess the property damage caused by the arson.

Sources: zeit.deaugsburger-allgemeine.dekath.net

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