The residents of the Chalkeios village in Chios found the altar of St. Charalampos Church burnt today in the morning.
The village president, Vasilis Vigkas, told reporters that it was the third time the Church had been the target of strangers. According to his statement, someone broke the church window, threw fodders and wood inside and then set fire to the altar. On Sunday morning, when the verger entered the Church to light the candles and clean, he saw the burnt altar.
Source: To Proto Thema