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“Death to Christians!” Attacks at churches in southern Spain leave 1 dead, 4 wounded

At least one person was killed and four injured after a man entered two churches in Spain and attacked the congregations with a machete, an act authorities are investigating as terrorism.

An individual assaulted clergymen on Wednesday at San Isidro Church and Nuestra Senora de La Palma Church in downtown Algeciras, reported Reuters.

Local media reports that the arrested suspect is a 25-year-old Moroccan, though police have not released details.

Francisco Garcia, secretary general of Spain’s Episcopal Conference, expressed “great pain” over the attack on the two priests.

“These are sad times of suffering; we are united by the pain of the victims’ families and for the Cadiz Diocese,” he stated, as quoted by Reuters.

Spain Prime Minister Pedro Sanchez offered condolences on social media while Algeciras Mayor Jose Ignacio Landaluce declared a day of mourning for the city.

Witnesses heard the suspect shout “Allahu akbar” and “death to Christians” as he attacked the churches, according to The Telegraph. One of the priests is still in serious condition after being stabbed in the neck.

Interior Minister Fernando Grande-Marlaska said he believes the suspect, identified by some as Yasine Kanjaa, likely acted alone “with no third parties involved in the facts,” as quoted by the Telegraph.

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