An on-site police investigation found that the two men taunted the priest while he was ringing the church bells. "Come down, don't ring the bells, this is not Serbia," the men shouted to the priest, and then got into the church, broke three panes of glass on the church door and left, according to the statement.
The incident, which was reported by the priest, occurred shortly after 1530 hours on Saturday in Drnis, about 30 kilometres northeast of the central Adriatic city of Sibenik.
The police estimated the damage at 30 euros.