A cleric was killed in a machete attack in Algeciras, southern Spain.
The alleged perpetrator injured four other people, including a priest, in at least two churches on Wednesday night, state television broadcaster RTVE and other Spanish media reported, citing police. He was later arrested. The sexton’s body was therefore found in front of a church in the Andalusian town.
terrorism investigation
The background and exact course of events was not initially clear. The Public Ministry has launched a preliminary investigation into suspected terrorism, wrote the newspaper “El País”.
The head of regional government of the autonomous community of Andalusia, Juanma Moreno, condemned the crime on Twitter, but at the same time asked for prudence while “the facts are being investigated”. He assured that “intolerance will never have a place in our society”.