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One dead in machete attack on Spain churches

One dead in machete attack on Spain churches

ALGECIRAS: A church official was killed and a priest seriously wounded late Wednesday when a man wielding a machete stormed two churches in southern Spain, the government said.Prosecutors immediately opened a terror probe into the attack, which took place in the port city of Algeciras in Spain’s southern Andalusia region.“Just after 7:00 pm (1800 GMT) this evening, a man entered the church of San Isidro in Algeciras, where, armed with a machete, he attacked the priest, leaving him seriously wounded,“ an interior ministry statement said.“Subsequently, he entered the church of Nuestra Senora de La Palma in which, after causing damages, he attacked the verger. The verger managed to get out of the church but was caught by the attacker outside and sustained mortal injuries,“ it said, indicating he had died on the spot.“Moments later, (the assailant) was disarmed and arrested and is currently in police custody.”The two churches are several hundred metres apart and located in an area very clo

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