Another Gay Business Torched in Budapest
03/07/2008
By
ILGA-Europe
News Release by Patent Association – 03.07.2008
A gay sauna was torched in the early morning hours on Wednesday (02.07.08). Patent is worried that the police are not providing adequate protection to gay establishments and the LGBT Festival as promised earlier.
Four petrol bombs were thrown into a gay sauna (Magnum) in Budapest in the early morning hours on Wednesday. The perpetrators called the sauna before the attack, just as in the case of the gay bar that had been bombed last Friday, to check if there were people inside. One man suffered light injuries in the attack from inhaling the hot fumes. The sauna had kept several extinguishers at hand since last week's attack and so the fire was promptly extinguished.
After the bombing against a gay bar last week, the police promised to watch gay businesses and the events of the 13th LGBT Film and Cultural Festival, which is taking place this week, more closely. "We are doubtful if the police are really protecting the gay establishments as they promised," said Gábor Kuszing of Patent Association. "Police were present around the cinema housing the Festival, however they left after the politicians opening the Festival finished with their speeches," he added.
The police promised to inform the public on the case later today.
The attack comes after repeated threats against the LGBT festival and the pride march from right-wing groups during the last few weeks and an almost identical petrol bomb attack against a gay bar last Friday.
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Further information for the press:
Gábor Kuszing
www.patent.org.hu
www.egyenlojogokat.hu
gkuszing@netstudio.hu
+36-70-2525254
A gay sauna was torched in the early morning hours on Wednesday (02.07.08). Patent is worried that the police are not providing adequate protection to gay establishments and the LGBT Festival as promised earlier.
Four petrol bombs were thrown into a gay sauna (Magnum) in Budapest in the early morning hours on Wednesday. The perpetrators called the sauna before the attack, just as in the case of the gay bar that had been bombed last Friday, to check if there were people inside. One man suffered light injuries in the attack from inhaling the hot fumes. The sauna had kept several extinguishers at hand since last week's attack and so the fire was promptly extinguished.
After the bombing against a gay bar last week, the police promised to watch gay businesses and the events of the 13th LGBT Film and Cultural Festival, which is taking place this week, more closely. "We are doubtful if the police are really protecting the gay establishments as they promised," said Gábor Kuszing of Patent Association. "Police were present around the cinema housing the Festival, however they left after the politicians opening the Festival finished with their speeches," he added.
The police promised to inform the public on the case later today.
The attack comes after repeated threats against the LGBT festival and the pride march from right-wing groups during the last few weeks and an almost identical petrol bomb attack against a gay bar last Friday.
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Further information for the press:
Gábor Kuszing
www.patent.org.hu
www.egyenlojogokat.hu
gkuszing@netstudio.hu
+36-70-2525254
