Vandals desecrated Armenian chapel of Kiev

April 23, 2007 - 16:40 AMT
PanARMENIAN.Net - Last Sunday unknown people have committed an act of vandalism towards Armenian Apostolic Church desecrating a chapel, which belongs to that confession. The Armenian chapel was covered by images of swastika and splashed with red paint. The chapel was desecrated several hours after it was inaugurated by representatives of Eparchy administration of the Armenian Church, who said they have doubts concerning organizers of this vandalism, Ukrainian media reports.



Earlier residents of Podolski district of Kiev protested against construction of the chapel and turned to the court demanding to ban construction works in the rest zone.
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