Sad News out of Fatima

Someone decided to vandalize the statues in the square:

In a press release Monday, officials from the shrine announced that in the early hours of Sunday morning, four statutes on the sides of the church as well as the church itself were painted with graffiti. In the John Paul II Plaza, statutes of Popes John Paul II and Paul VI were painted. In the Pius XII Plaza, statues of Pope Pius XII and Bishop José Alves Correia da Silva were painted. The graffiti includes the words "Islam," "moon," "sun," "Muslim" and "mosque."

And no, one cannot say, "Well, obviously, this was done by Muslims," nor can one say, "Well, obviously, this was done by Islamophobes." This doesn't make much sense. "Moon"? "Sun"? This has the feel of random acts of graffiti, done by younger perpetrators who are jumbling things together. "Fatima" has deep significance in Islam. The miracle of the sun occurred at Fatima, appearing to demonstrate the supernatural nature of the experience of the three children. "Moon" only makes sense to me as a reference to the crescent, commonly used in Islamic iconography. And...what is this supposed to mean? Some attempt to claim Fatima as an Islamic site, rather than a Christian? Some attempt to include Islam in the nature of the honor done to Mary at the site? Some attempt to cause local Muslims problems by making it look like they did this? Since the report says the graffiti "includes the words," there's probably more to the graffiti which could make motivations more explicit. Anyway--sad news.