SARAJEVO, Aug 21 (Hina) - A 44-year old man was arrested on Tuesday morning in the central Bosnian town of Zenica after trying to set fire to a statue of the Mother of God in the front yard of St. Elias' Church. An unidentified person
tried to set fire to the entrance door of the same church in an incident on August 17. The man who tried to set fire to the statue of the Mother of God carried a canister with petrol he bought at a nearby petrol station. The statue was damaged in the incident. According to unofficial reports, the perpetrator is a mental patient. Last week's attempted arson caused anxiety among Zenica Catholics but the local police promptly took measures to find the perpetrator and prevent further incidents.(hina) rml
SARAJEVO, Aug 21 (Hina) - A 44-year old man was arrested on Tuesday
morning in the central Bosnian town of Zenica after trying to set
fire to a statue of the Mother of God in the front yard of St. Elias'
Church.
An unidentified person tried to set fire to the entrance door of the
same church in an incident on August 17.
The man who tried to set fire to the statue of the Mother of God
carried a canister with petrol he bought at a nearby petrol station.
The statue was damaged in the incident.
According to unofficial reports, the perpetrator is a mental
patient.
Last week's attempted arson caused anxiety among Zenica Catholics
but the local police promptly took measures to find the perpetrator
and prevent further incidents.
(hina) rml