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A Muslim decapitates a statue of Saint Joseph in a church in France

A 25-year-old man smashed a one-and-a-half-metre statue of Saint Joseph. The police are investigating the motives behind the attack.

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A 25-year-old Muslim man A statue of Saint Joseph has been smashed at the church of Saint-Henri., in the French town of Le Creusot, in the Burgundy-Franche-Comté region. The events took place on Tuesday 13 October when the Muslim He entered the temple and knocked over a plaster statue approximately one and a half metres high.. The head of the statue came off in the blow and the man placed it on a church pew, according to the local newspaper. Creusot News.

After smashing the statue, the individual left the church and began harassing several people, including some young people. His behaviour prompted the police to be alerted; they went to the scene and arrested him. The officers checked that The man was completely drunk, was aggressive and was uttering incoherent sentences..

The French police are keeping the investigation open to determine the motives that led the man to destroy the statue of Saint Joseph.

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