From Canada-
A bizarre act of property damage at the old Anglican church in this town outside St. John’s Wednesday morning has left parishioners and townspeople stunned and angered.
A heated debate over the future of the 116-year-old church, which has been vacant for several years, entered a new dimension just after 8 a.m. when several people went to great lengths to rip the iconic steeple from its roof.
Several of the wooden supports for the five-metre high steeple appeared to be cut with a power tool, which was then violently pried from its perch, a drop of about 10 metres to the ground. The remains of a thick blue nylon rope was found still attached to a beam inside the steeple, and observers believe whoever carried out the act used a heavy vehicle to pull it down.
The steeple plowed peak-first into the ground, landing metres from nearby graves and gouging a trench in the grass.
In a testament to its workmanship, the steeple stayed intact, although the small cross that was attached to its crown was nowhere to be found.
Dozens of bewildered and angry residents gathered at the property following the incident, expressing shock that someone would take such action.
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http://www.timescolonist.com/life/Steeple+ripped+from+Anglican+church/2750317/story.html#ixzz0jqRyA7pq
Video here-
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mhXebBidzqc
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