More churches came under attack today, with molotov cocktails being hurled at two in Taiping and black paint splashed on another in Malacca.
In Taiping, the guard post of the SM Convent school was also hit by a petrol bomb.
Perak police chief Zulkifli Abdullah said there was no damage to the All Saints Church, the oldest Anglican church in the country, while the school's guard post suffered only minor damage.
According to Bernama, he said the church keeper realised the incident at 7.30am and reported the matter to the police.
Police, who went to the scene, found two black spots on the church wall and two broken bottles believed to have been used in the incident, he said when contacted.
On the incident at SM Convent, he said, the school's security guard realised the incident at about 3.30am.
He added that police believed the incidents were perpetrated by opportunist individuals out to take advantage of the current issue.
He said police had stepped up the monitoring of houses of worship in the state and urged the public to remain calm.
No arrest were made so far.
According to Malaysiakini correspondent Humayun Kabir, St Louis Church, which sits adjacent to SM Convent was also struck with a bottle containing flammable liquid but with little damage.
The attack on the the St Louis Church has not been confirmed by the police at the time of writing.
In Malacca, Chinese daily Nanyang Siang Pau sent out a news alert that the police have confirmed that the Melaka Baptist church in Durian Daun was splashed with black paint.
In Taiping, the guard post of the SM Convent school was also hit by a petrol bomb.
Perak police chief Zulkifli Abdullah said there was no damage to the All Saints Church, the oldest Anglican church in the country, while the school's guard post suffered only minor damage.
According to Bernama, he said the church keeper realised the incident at 7.30am and reported the matter to the police.
Police, who went to the scene, found two black spots on the church wall and two broken bottles believed to have been used in the incident, he said when contacted.
On the incident at SM Convent, he said, the school's security guard realised the incident at about 3.30am.
He added that police believed the incidents were perpetrated by opportunist individuals out to take advantage of the current issue.
He said police had stepped up the monitoring of houses of worship in the state and urged the public to remain calm.
No arrest were made so far.
According to Malaysiakini correspondent Humayun Kabir, St Louis Church, which sits adjacent to SM Convent was also struck with a bottle containing flammable liquid but with little damage.
The attack on the the St Louis Church has not been confirmed by the police at the time of writing.
In Malacca, Chinese daily Nanyang Siang Pau sent out a news alert that the police have confirmed that the Melaka Baptist church in Durian Daun was splashed with black paint.
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