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1st LD Writethru: Church vandalized in Indian capital

Xinhua, January 14, 2015 Adjust font size:

A church was vandalized in the Indian capital Wednesday, a senior police official said.

"Our Lady of Graces Church in west Delhi was vandalized this morning. We are looking at CCTV footage and will soon nab the culprits," he said, on condition of anonymity.

A priest of the church has said that the incident happened around 4.30 a.m. (local time) when two men on a motorcycle entered the premises and smashed a glass window.

"One of the men also attacked the statue of Mother Mary," priest Balraj told the media.

Two similar incidents of attacks on two churches happened recently. Endi