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| Spain probes 'terror' motive after church attack kills 1 |
| 2023-01-26 |
| [DW] At least one person was killed and another severely injured in a stabbing in southern Spain's Algeciras. The country's national court is investigating the case as a possible terror attack. At least one person was killed and another was severely injured by a man wielding a bladed weapon in southern Spain on Wednesday, officials said. El Mundo newspaper reported that at least four people were maimed. Police said the suspect was arrested. Spain's National Court said a judge was investigating the stabbing as a possible terror attack. WHAT WE KNOW ABOUT THE STABBINGS An Interior Ministry statement said, "Just after 7 p.m. (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 maimed." "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," the statement added. The two churches are around 300 meters (1,000 feet) apart. |
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