Report Id: 2017
Feb 22, 2003
St. Louis, MO
Paul Laird and Nathaniel Conner Attack Hindu Temple with Fire Bomb.
On the night of February 22, 2003, two teenagers, Paul Laird and Nathaniel Conner, threw a firebomb at the Hindu temple in St. Louis, Missouri. "It seemed to be a crude bomb or Molotov cocktail, which set fire to the front door of the temple," Krishna Reddy, president of the temple trustee board, said. The fire quickly burned itself out, charring a four-foot section of the door.
"There are four priests living in the compound a little behind the temple. They did not hear anything that night," Reddy said.
Established in 1990, it was one of the largest temples in the US at that time, serving more than 8,000 families. Lord Venkatesa is the principal deity.
Date of Incident:
Feb 22, 2003
Location:
St. Louis, MO
St. Louis, MO
VICTIM TYPE:
Temple
Temple
Incident Type:
Attack Property, Destruction, Vandalism
Attack Property, Destruction, Vandalism
Perpetrator Name
Paul Laird
Paul Laird
Perpetrator Specification
Christian, Christian Individual
Christian, Christian Individual
Impact
1 Hindu
Total Incidents of Attack Property1
No. of Encroachment1
No. of Abduction0
No. of Abuse0
Attack Property over 12 month
