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Firearms attack on a Greek Orthodox priest in Lyon! The clergyman was seriously injured when he closed his church around 4 p.m. Saturday afternoon.
The alleged perpetrator fled, police told AFP news agency on Saturday afternoon.
Therefore, the Greek priest is in serious condition. He was fired twice, according to various media. The BFMTV station reported that the man had received a blow to the stomach.
Police completely cordoned off the area around the crime scene. The French Interior Ministry warned the population: citizens should avoid the area. There are heavily armed forces in place.
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Attack on the church two days after the terrorist killings in Nice
On Thursday alone, a man beheaded a woman in a Nice church and killed two other people. The French government assumes an Islamist motive. The investigation is in full swing and several people have been detained by the police.
The most recent arrests are of two men, ages 35 and 33. According to the French news agency AFP, the older of the two is said to have had direct contact with the attacker Brahim A. (21) the day before the attack on Thursday morning. The other suspect was at the 35-year-old’s home during the arrest. A 47-year-old man was found Thursday.
The 21-year-old attacker from Tunisia entered the EU illegally with other immigrants via the Italian island of Lampedusa in September. It is said that he appeared shortly before the attack in Nice. After the crime, the police seriously injured him and he is now in a hospital.
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