Historic churches in both Germany and France have suffered extensive damage in arson attacks in the last few weeks.
The historical Baroque “Church of the Cross” in Wissen, Germany, was desecrated and severely damaged on February 10. The police have identified a 39-year-old perpetrator who caused damages worth millions of euros. According to the reports, the man broke open the back door of the church by smashing it with stones, vandalised religious symbols and set fire to the high altar, which has been completely destroyed. Two firefighter squads extinguished the fire.
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