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France liom shot the priest in the city when security forces cordoned off the scene. Photo: collected
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France liom shot the priest in the city when security forces cordoned off the scene. Photo: collected
A priest has been shot and killed near a church in the French city of Lyon. The attacker shot him and fled around 4 p.m. local time on Saturday. At present, the condition of that priest is critical. It is being treated. A report by the British media BBC has reported this news.
According to the report, the police have not been able to find out the cause of the incident. However, the cause of the incident is under investigation.
The French Interior Ministry said there were law enforcement officers at the scene. Additionally, the general public has been urged to avoid the scene.
The prosecutor for the city of León, Nicholas, said in a statement last night that one person was initially detained according to eyewitness accounts. No firearms were found with him during his arrest. Investigators are trying to uncover the truth.
“We are still not sure the motive for the attack,” said Leon Mayor Gregory Dassett.
Meanwhile, just two days before the incident, three people, including a woman, were killed in a knife attack at a church in Nice, another French city, on Thursday.
French President Emmanuel Macron called the attack an “Islamic terrorist attack.”
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