Arson attempt on Roma households

Single Incident Alert DateNovember 26, 2012 Country: Poland Address: Korścienko General Type: Hate crime Racism and discrimination phenomena: Anti-roma/ romaphobia
Groups affected / Interested in: Roma & Travelers
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Victims Nationality/Ethnic Origin Polish
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Late in the evening on Friday October 22nd someone threw two so-called Molotov cocktails (lit bottles with gasoline inside) at Roma homes in Krośnica. Fortunately they did not cause any damage. One of them fell on a tin roof and was extinguished by the residents, and the other flew over a house and went out. Similar incidents, although less serious, have happened before: Roma homes were pelted with stones, drivers passing on the road right next to Roma settlements often shouted curses at the Roma. Following the incident with Molotov cocktails, the Roma asked for monitoring of their settlements, which would help apprehend the perpetrators of the attack.

Source:

Gazeta Krakowska, 24.10.2011, Ktoś chce spalić Romów z Krośnicy (Somone wants to burn Roma from Krośnica), http://www.gazetakrakowska.pl/artykul/465427,ktos-chce-spalic-romow-z-krosnicy,id,t.html, Accessed on 02.12.2012