An
evangelical church in France has been the victim of an arson attack, the second
incident against the church in just over a week.
Flames
erupted in the Armenian Evangelical Church of Alfortville, near Paris, on Sunday
at 6am, according to Evangelical
Focus.
The
fire woke up the church's pastor Gilbert Léonian and his wife, who reside on the
first floor of the building. Gilbert said he was 'shocked' because the couple
were sleeping, but they escaped safely and unharmed.
A
trash can had been placed in front of the church and set alight. Firefighters
arrived in time to halt the fire from destroying the building.
