Churches attacked all over Malaysia
(Bernama) – A church and a school guard post in Taiping, 95km from here, were thrown with Molotov cocktails early today, Perak Police Chief Datuk Zulkifli Abdullah said.
No damage to the All Saints Church in Jalan Taming Sari while the guard post at Sekolah Menengah Convent suffered only a minor damage.
He said church keeper realised the incident at 7.30am and reported the matter to the police.
Police, who went to the scene, found two black spots on the church wall and two broken bottles believed to have been used in the incident, he said when contacted.
On the incident at Sekolah Menengah Convent, he said, the school’s security guard realised the incident at about 3.30am.
He added that police believed the incidents were perpetrated by opportunist individuals out to take advantage of the current issue.
He said police had stepped up the monitoring of houses of worship in the state and urged the public to remain calm.
No arrest were made so far.
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Churches attacked in Sarawak, Perak and Melaka
Some ten churches have come under attack in Sarawak, Perak and Melaka, revealed the authorities.
According to Bernama, Home Minister Hishammuddin Hussein said seven churches were targetted for attempted arson in Sarawak.
However, he said the situation was under control.
“The public need not worry, and they must not be influenced by reports on the internet or (rumours circulating) through SMS,” he added.
In Taiping, Molotov cocktails were hurled at two churches and the guard post of a school, SM Convent.
Perak police chief Zulkifli Abdullah said there was no damage to the All Saints Church, the oldest Anglican church in the country, while the school’s guard post suffered only minor damage.
According to Bernama, he said the church keeper realised the incident at 7.30am and reported the matter to the police.
Police, who went to the scene, found two black spots on the church wall and two broken bottles believed to have been used in the incident, he said when contacted.
On the incident at SM Convent, he said, the school’s security guard realised the incident at about 3.30am.
He added that police believed the incidents were perpetrated by opportunist individuals out to take advantage of the current issue.
He said police had stepped up the monitoring of houses of worship in the state and urged the public to remain calm.
Black paint splashed on Melaka church
According to Malaysiakini correspondent Humayun Kabir, St Louis Church, which sits adjacent to SM Convent was also struck with a bottle containing flammable liquid but with little damage.
The attack on the the St Louis Church has not been confirmed by the police at the time of writing.
In Melaka, Chinese daily Nanyang Siang Pau sent out a news alert that the police have confirmed that the Melaka Baptist church in Durian Daun was splashed with black paint.
Over the past two days, four churches in the Klang Valley were hit by petrol bombs.
The Metro Tabernacle Church in Desa Melawati, the Assumption Church and Life Chapel Church, both in Petaling Jaya were attacked by unknown assailants between midnight and the early hours of Friday morning.
Yesterday, it was reported that the Good Shepherd Lutheran Church in Petaling Jaya was also attacked.
The Metro Tabernacle Church was worst hit – the ground floor of its three-storey building was completely gutted, while the other three churches suffered minor damages. – Malaysiakini
