At least one dead and several injured in southern Spain church stabbing

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At least one person has been killed and several others injured in an attack carried out by someone with a bladed weapon at a church in southern Spain.

Spanish national police told Sky News that the person who was killed worked as a sacristan in the church, while a priest was seriously injured in the attack.

The man, described by local media as wielding either a machete or a samurai sword, allegedly attacked churchgoers in San Lorenzo parish in Algeciras - a port city in the southern province of Cadiz. The ministry said the victim was killed outside the church of San Isidro, while the other person was wounded inside the church.

"The facts are being investigated and analysed, but it is not yet possible to determine the nature of the attack," theA police spokesperson said the incident is being investigated and they cannot say what the motivation was for the attack at this stage.

 

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