In Altai, vandals knocked down a worship cross

September 4, 2012 year, unknown people knocked down and chopped up with an ax a worship cross in the village of Topuchaya Shebalinsky region of the Republic of Altai. The cross was installed in early summer at the site of the planned chapels in memory of the builders of the Chui tract.

Consequence considers several versions. The issue of initiating a criminal case is being resolved.

Sources

• Unidentified people knocked down an Orthodox cross in the Republic of Altai // Interfax-religion. 2012. September 4.