An orthodox church on the Greek island of Lesbos was trashed by refugees, according to local media reports.
“On Monday, more than 500 refugees grouped together to head down to the port of Mytilini from Moria camp,” reports the Greek City Times.
“The group were confronted by members of MAT (Tactical Police) along the way, and resorted to stoning the Greek authorities in order to continue in their journey, only to be met with chemical and flash grenades.”
Images show the church vandalized with debris strewn everywhere.
Greece is currently being besieged by migrants rushing to its border attempting to reach northern European welfare havens and thousands have tried to reach Lesbos via boat.
Turkey’s President Erdogan opened the floodgates in response to an airstrike in Syria which killed 30 Turkish soldiers. He is demanding NATO support in Turkey’s fight against the Russian-backed Syrian army.
Erdogan warned that “millions” of migrants would eventually make their way to Europe.
Churches and Christian statues have been targeted in increasing numbers since Europe threw open its doors to migrants from the Middle East.
Another church in France was destroyed by fire last night, with footage showing the spire of the Saint Trivier de Courtes collapsing while ablaze.
Devastating scenes as church of Saint Trivier de Courtes destroyed by fire last night. Why are so many churches across Europe randomly burning down? pic.twitter.com/hiGaCMRu5P
A university in Berlin told women being repeatedly harassed by a sex offender migrant male not to call the police as it may be seen as racist.
The suspect has been sexually harassing female students for weeks around campus at Berlin’s Free University, but the left-wing General Students’ Committee (AStA) has urged them not to alert authorities.
The Morgenpost newspaper reported on an email sent out to students by the group which said women should be wary of appearing racist and putting the sex offender at risk.
“We would like to point out that police operations for people affected by racism are generally associated with an increased risk of experiencing police violence,” the email stated, adding that most police officers are “not sufficiently trained in dealing with psychologically exceptional situations.”
“Therefore such engagements often ‘by unnecessary use of force are escalated.'” the statement added.
Morgenpost reported that the university’s email indicated, “the concern here is obviously less for the potential victim than for the perpetrator.”
Instead of calling the police, the letter says students should instead contact the security service of the university or the social psychiatric service.
“However, the latter can only apprehend an individual with their consent and thus is an unhelpful suggestion,” reports Remix News.
“Despite an intervention, the sex offender appears to resist any attempts to change his ways. Apparently, there was at least one conversation between students and the alleged sex offender, but he has shown no willingness to stop harassing women.”
Berlin police responded to the story by urging women to call them if they felt unsafe.
“Anyone who is in danger or affected by a crime or becomes aware of an emergency situation of others should not let anything or anyone stop them from acting. Call us – dial 110! We are here for you,” the police department tweeted.
Such behavior is nothing new in Germany, which has accepted millions of migrants, the vast majority of them young men, from the Middle East and North Africa over the last decade.
After the mass molestation of women in Cologne by migrant men on New Year’s Eve 2015, the local feminist group infamously responded by visiting the city’s migrant center and handing out flowers to asylum seekers.
Berlin was also hit by a wave of unrest on December 31st last year, although outside of the city itself the media barely covered the story.