Neo-Nazis burn down church

LUEBECK - Suspected neo Nazi arsonists scrawled swastikas on the brick facade of a Catholic church before burning it down in …

LUEBECK - Suspected neo Nazi arsonists scrawled swastikas on the brick facade of a Catholic church before burning it down in the north German port of Luebeck early yesterday, police said.

Firefighters found five Nazi swastika symbols sprayed in white paint on the St Vicelin Church alongside the name of a local priest who is campaigning to stop Algerian asylum seekers from being deported, police said.

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