Accordingly, around a dozen hooded men with leaflets, banners and a megaphone stormed the pastoral office of the diocese of Linz on Thursday. The caretaker called the police, as reported by the OÖN, but by the time the officials arrived, the activists had disappeared again. In a broadcast, the right-wing extremist Identitarian Movement committed itself to the action.
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With their action they wanted to demonstrate against a planned memorial at the city cemetery for drowned refugees in the Mediterranean. “The aggressive behavior in the diocesan house and the threat to employees, including through flyers, is no longer to be regarded as free expression, but to be rejected in the sharpest possible way. I emphatically support the erection of the memorial as a sign of respect and respect for the dignity of every human being, especially those who perished on the run, ”emphasized Bishop Manfred Scheuer.
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