MADRID — Spanish authorities said they were investigating what they called a possible 'terrorist' incident after a machete-wielding man attacked several people at two churches in the southern port city of Algeciras, killing at least one person. The man attacked clergymen at two different churches — San Isidro and Nuestra Senora de La Palma, around 300 metres (1,000 feet) apart...
Police officers stand guard at the scene of a stabbing incident at a church in Algeciras, Spain, Jan 25, 2023 in this screengrab from a video.MADRID — Spanish authorities said they were investigating what they called a possible "terrorist" incident after a machete-wielding man attacked several people at two churches in the southern port city of Algeciras, killing at least one person.
Police have not released details of his name or nationality. Local media, including El Pais newspaper, said he was a 25-year-old Moroccan. Police said the suspect first entered the San Isidro church and attacked Rodriguez. A statement by the Algeciras Salesians said Rodriguez, 74, had been celebrating Eucharist when he was attacked.
The parish priest at Nuestra Senora de La Palma, Juan Jose Marina, told broadcaster SER the suspect went straight for Valencia after the mass had finished, suggesting he might have believed Valencia was the priest.Spanish Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez expressed his condolences to the victims of the "terrible attack" on his Twitter account, while the secretary general of Spain's Episcopal Conference, Francisco Garcia, spoke of his "great pain" on hearing the news.
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