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Migrant defaces Virgin Mary statue in Swiss church: Removes clothes and crown

The video has gone viral in the last hours on Twitter - The young migrant removes the clothes and the crown from the statue... and walks away undisturbed

Newsroom November 19 11:44

A video of a 17-year-old Afghan migrant removing clothes from a statue of the Virgin Mary in central Switzerland has been making the rounds on the internet in recent hours.

The 17-year-old is then seen removing the crown from the same statue in the Einsiedeln monastery church, putting it on his head and walking away without being disturbed.

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A 17 year old Afghan migrant strips the clothes from a statue of the Virgin Mary.

He then steals Mary’s crown before parading it around Einsiedeln Abbey Church, Switzerland.

We must deport those who do not respect Western values or they will destroy the West from within. pic.twitter.com/fzSPHzOoe0

— Visegrád 24 (@visegrad24) November 18, 2024

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