Attack on the ROCOR(A) church in Moscow

On May 1, 2012, it became known that on the night of April 15, during during the Easter service, several drunken young people tried to enter the temple Russian Orthodox Church Outside of Russia (Synod of Metropolitan Agafangel), located on Pererva street in Moscow. The parishioners refused to let the drunks in. temple and slammed the door in front of them (the porch of the building is fenced with metal gratings).

Young people began to throw stones, bottles and rubbish at the door and building windows. At the same time, they shouted: “This is a sect, beat them!” None of the parishioners were hurt.

The policemen who arrived on a call detained the hooligans. After talking to the police, one of the parishioners concluded that the attackers were antifa, and their escapade was planned in advance.

Sources

• MEDIA MONITORING: Pogrom on Easter night. Members of Antifa attacked the ROCOR(A) church in Moscow // Portal-Credo.ru. 2012. May 1.