Incident: Basilica Heart of Mary, desecrated
General Information
| Title: | Basilica Heart of Mary, desecrated |
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| Country: | Chile |
| State/Province: | Antofagasta |
| City: | Antofagasta |
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| Date of Incident: | 2019-12-19 |
| Security Level: | Public |
| Summary: | |
| The Basilica Heart of Mary was attacked for a group of vandals. They broke the windows, climbed to the roof and entered the temple through a side door. They immediately dirtied the main altar, destroyed and removed some benches, furniture, images of saints and religious clothing, in addition to setting fire and barricades in the streets around the temple. | |
Nature of Incidents
| Killings: | 0 |
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| (Attempts) to destroy, vandalize or desecrate places of worship or religious buildings: | 1 |
| Closed places of worship or religious buildings: | 0 |
| Arrests/detentions: | 0 |
| Sentences: | 0 |
| Abductions: | 0 |
| Sexual assaults/harassment: | 0 |
| Forced marriages: | 0 |
| Other forms of attack (physical or mental abuse) | 0 |
| Attacked houses/property of faith adherents: | 0 |
| Attacked shops, businesses or institutions of faith adherents: | 0 |
| Forced to leave home: | 0 |
| Forced to leave country: | 0 |
| Non-physical violence : | 0 |
Responsible Actor Category
| Responsible Actor Name: | Mobs |
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| Responsible actor category: | Normal citizens |
Responsible Actor Religion
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Religion of Victim(s)
| Religion of victim(s): | Christian |
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| Subcategory Religion of victim(s): | Christian, General |
Additional Information
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Web Sources
| Name: | Two new churches, desecration targets in Chile |
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| Url: | https://www.infocatolica.com/?t=noticia&cod=36552 |
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