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It looks like Molotov cocktails of some sort were used, smashing a window and burning the window frame, but failing to spread flames deep inside.
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“They were both intentionally set, no doubt about that,” said Tom Littlechild, director of emergency services for the Siksika Nation. “But both structures are very intact.”
The same cannot be said of some other churches.
Like everyone, Littlechild thinks he knows what might be behind the attacks.
Posted: Jul 01, 2021 4:04 PM MT | Last Updated: July 2
A statue of Jesus was covered with red paint outside of Sacred Heart Catholic Church in Sunalta in southwest Calgary.(Julie Debeljak/CBC)
WARNING: This story contains distressing details.
At least 10 churches in Calgary have been defaced with red paint, following a national reckoning over the Catholic church s role in the residential school system.
Police say the places of worship were splashed with red paint or red handprints, and in one case a window was broken so paint could be tossed inside.
At one church, the phrases we were children and our lives matter were painted in red across the building s door.
Police: markings suggest vandalism at ten churches is linked to residential schools
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Yes
CALGARY – Police say ten churches in Calgary were vandalized with red and orange paint acts investigators believe are a response to the recent discoveries of unmarked graves at the sites of former residential schools.
Most, although not all, of the churches were Catholic, and in one case a window was smashed and paint was thrown inside the church.
Police say handprints, the number “215” and other markings are what make them think the vandalism is related to the residential schools.
Vandalism as well as fires have occurred at numerous Catholic churches in Canada following last month’s discovery of what’s believed to be the remains of 215 children in unmarked graves at a former residential school site in Kamloops, B.C.
Police: markings suggest vandalism at ten churches is linked to residential schools
Poll
yes
By The Canadian Press on July 1, 2021.
CALGARY – Police say ten churches in Calgary were vandalized with red and orange paint acts investigators believe are a response to the recent discoveries of unmarked graves at the sites of former residential schools.
Most, although not all, of the churches were Catholic, and in one case a window was smashed and paint was thrown inside the church.
Police say handprints, the number “215” and other markings are what make them think the vandalism is related to the residential schools.
Vandalism as well as fires have occurred at numerous Catholic churches in Canada following last month’s discovery of what’s believed to be the remains of 215 children in unmarked graves at a former residential school site in Kamloops, B.C.