Another attack in France: a stranger shoots orthodox priests in Lyon - perpetrators on the run

Another brutal attack has occurred in France: An Orthodox priest was shot and critically injured in front of his church in Lyon

• After the

  knife attack in Nice

  and the fatal attack on a

  teacher in Paris

  , there was also an attack in Lyon.

• An

  Orthodox priest was

  shot while trying to lock his church.

• The alleged perpetrator is still on the run - the

  French interior ministry is

  calling for people to avoid the area.

Update from October 31, 2020, 6:53 p.m

.: The Orthodox priest who was shot in Lyon on Saturday is said to be from Greece.

According to the first information from the police, the murder weapon was a sawed-off shotgun.

The victim is in mortal danger.

Just a few days ago,

 the highest terror warning level for the country.

According to the plans of Prime Minister Emanuel Macron, 7000 soldiers should no longer be deployed to protect schools and churches, but instead 7000 nationwide.

The background to the attack in Lyon has not yet been classified.

A large number of the police are currently in action.

Gunfire in Lyon: Orthodox priest attacked - Interior Ministry warns citizens

Update from October 31, 2020, 6:02 p.m

.: After the shooting at a priest in Lyon, the French Ministry of the Interior warns citizens:

#Lyon: Évitez le secteur et suivez les consignes.

Soutien à nos forces de securité et de secours sur place.

The rentre à Paris et ouvre la cellule de crise, en lien avec le Président de la République et le Premier ministre.

- Gérald DARMANIN (@GDarmanin) October 31, 2020

The French Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin wrote on Twitter that people should avoid the area around the crime scene and follow the instructions of the security forces.

There is support for the security forces on site.

He will go to Paris to set up a crisis team.

After attack in Nice: attack on a priest in Lyon

First report from October 31, 2020, 5.40 p.m

.: Paris - A previously unknown is said to

have shot

an Orthodox

in

.

As the French press agency AFP announced on Saturday, citing judicial circles, the perpetrator had fled.

The

was about

to close

the

.

According to information, the priest is said to be in

.

🔴 Un prêtre orthodoxe blessé a été par ballle ce samedi après-midi à Lyon pic.twitter.com/VxbuNqLN7F

- BFMTV (@BFMTV) October 31, 2020

The

occurred just days after the fatal knife stab in

, in which a 21-year-old suspected

from Tunisia fatally attacked three people in a church with a knife.

(dpa)

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