Overview
- Unknown individuals set Bibles and hymnbooks on fire inside St. Christophorus Church in Delmenhorst, a blaze reported around 2:30 p.m. Wednesday.
- An organist inside the church noticed rising smoke and alerted the fire department.
- Firefighters extinguished the smouldering fire before it spread, and damage is estimated at about €2,500.
- Police have opened an investigation and are asking anyone who observed suspicious activity near Brendelweg to contact the Delmenhorst station.
- Authorities state they do not suspect a political background to the act at this stage.