{"id":412632,"date":"2023-01-26T07:59:51","date_gmt":"2023-01-26T07:59:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/?p=412632"},"modified":"2023-01-26T07:59:51","modified_gmt":"2023-01-26T07:59:51","slug":"1-killed-and-others-injured-by-a-machete-wielding-man","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sonna.so\/en\/1-killed-and-others-injured-by-a-machete-wielding-man\/","title":{"rendered":"1 killed and others injured by a machete-wielding man"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"Component-root-0-2-526 p Component-p-0-2-516\">BARCELONA, Spain (SONNA) \u2014 A machete-wielding man killed a sexton and injured a priest at two Catholic churches in the city of Algeciras on Wednesday before being arrested, Spain\u2019s interior ministry said. Authorities are investigating the attacks as a possible act of terrorism.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Component-root-0-2-526 p Component-p-0-2-516\">The suspect is in the custody of Spain\u2019s National Police. The ministry did not identify him.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Component-root-0-2-526 p Component-p-0-2-516\">Algeciras is near the southern tip of Spain, resting across from a bay from Gibraltar. It is home to an important port with ferry connections to northern Africa.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Component-root-0-2-526 p Component-p-0-2-516\">The attack started around 7 p.m., when an armed man went into the church of Maria Auxiliadora y San Isidro and assaulted a priest, who was seriously injured, the ministry said.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Component-root-0-2-526 p Component-p-0-2-516\">The assailant then went to a second church, Nuestra Se\u00f1ora de La Palma, a five-minute walk away, where he attacked the sexton. The sexton, whose job it is to take care of the church, fled outside to a public square, where the attacker dealt him mortal wounds, the ministry said.<\/p>\n<div class=\"Component-dfp-0-2-520 apnews_article_midarticle_1\" data-card-id=\"sovrn-article-midarticle\">\n<p class=\"Component-root-0-2-526 p Component-p-0-2-516\">The Algeciras town hall said the sexton was named Diego Valencia and identified the wounded priest as Antonio Rodr\u00edguez. The town hall said he was hospitalized and in stable condition.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Component-root-0-2-526 p Component-p-0-2-516\">Local media reported that at least three other people were injured.<\/p>\n<div class=\"Article\" data-key=\"article\">\n<p class=\"Component-root-0-2-526 p Component-p-0-2-516\">Spain\u2019s National Court said a judge has opened an investigation into a possible act of terrorism.<\/p>\n<div class=\"taboola_readmore\"><\/div>\n<p class=\"Component-root-0-2-526 p Component-p-0-2-516\">Police are investigating the incident, the interior ministry said, to determine the \u201cnature of the attack.\u201d It offered no detail on the attacker\u2019s motive.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Component-root-0-2-526 p Component-p-0-2-516\">Spanish Prime Minister Pedro S\u00e1nchez joined the outpouring of support.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Component-root-0-2-526 p Component-p-0-2-516\">\u201cI want to express my sincerest condolences for the families of the sexton slain in the terrible attack in Algeciras,\u201d S\u00e1nchez wrote on Twitter. \u201cI wish the injured a swift recovery.\u201d<\/p>\n<p class=\"Component-root-0-2-526 p Component-p-0-2-516\">The secretary general of Spain\u2019s Episcopal Conference, Francisco Garc\u00eda, wrote on Twitter that \u201cI have received the news of the incident in Algeciras with great pain.\u201d The conference is an organization of Spain\u2019s Catholic bishops, based in Rome.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Component-root-0-2-526 p Component-p-0-2-516\">\u201cThese are sad moments of suffering, we are united by the pain of families of the victims and for the Diocese of C\u00e1diz,\u201d Garc\u00eda added.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Component-root-0-2-526 p Component-p-0-2-516\">The town hall declared a day of mourning when flags will fly at half-staff.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Component-root-0-2-526 p Component-p-0-2-516\">\u201cWe are all stunned by these acts, which have filled us with pain,\u201d Mayor Jos\u00e9 Landaluce said. \u201cAlgeciras has always been a city where concord and tolerance reign, despite incidents like this that create an image that does not correspond to reality.\u201d<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<aside class=\"right-rail-base RightRail\">\n<div class=\"apnews_article_rectangle_1_1\" data-card-id=\"sovrn-article-rectangle-1\"><em><strong>Source: AP<\/strong><\/em><\/div>\n<\/aside>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>BARCELONA, Spain (SONNA) \u2014 A machete-wielding man killed a sexton and injured a priest at two Catholic churches in the city of Algeciras on Wednesday before being arrested, Spain\u2019s interior ministry said. Authorities are investigating the attacks as a possible act of terrorism. The suspect is in the custody of Spain\u2019s National Police. 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