Priest Killed, Four Injured in Knife Attack at Polish Abbey
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A priest was killed and four other people were injured in a knife attack Thursday at a Catholic abbey in Jarosław, southeastern Poland, officials said. Police arrested a 31-year-old Ukrainian man following the attack.
Authorities said the victims were four men and one woman, including three clergy members and two laypeople. Prosecutor Bożena Harasz-Wołoszyn said two of the survivors were in critical, life-threatening condition. The dead priest’s name was not immediately released.
According to Al Jazeera, police said the suspect had entered Poland from Germany earlier Thursday and took a knife from the abbey’s kitchen before attacking clergy and worshippers, including a priest in a confessional. BBC News cited Polish media reports saying the attacker first wounded a priest at a nearby cafe and then attacked four people inside the abbey. Investigators are working to establish the motive, and prosecutors said doctors would assess whether the suspect was under the influence of alcohol.
Polish Prime Minister Donald Tusk said the attacker would face the full severity of Polish law. Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy condemned the assault as a “horrific crime” and called for a swift, thorough investigation. Jarosław Mayor Marcin Nazarewicz declared a period of mourning through the end of the week.
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