Thieves target more churches

THIEVES broke into five churches in the Larnaca district on Thursday night, making of with escaping with a measly total of  €80 however.

The first break in occurred at the Ayia Marina church in Tersephanou, from here the thieves stole €50 from the candle stands. The second church to be broken into was the church of Ayia Marina Pyrgon, where the thieves managed to take €30.

According to Father Ioannis Kallis, he was notified at around 10am by fellow villagers that the doors of the church of Ayia Marina in Tersephanou had been violated.

“Every day I come to the church but today I went to Kiti…as soon as I was informed I went to the church and it is with regret that I found the doors violated in the ancient church of Ayia Marina as well as in the new church of Ayios Nectarios,” said Kallis.

Kallis confirmed that nothing had been stolen from Ayios Netarios church because they had removed the money from it on Sunday. The churches of Ayiou Demetriou Anaphotias and the Virgin Eleousa of Pano Lefkaron were not robbed.

The Church said earlier in the week that all valuable icons from churches around the island would be put in a safe place following a spate of recent thefts.

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