Spain: Attacker Kills One Franciscan, Wounds Six

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Spain: Attacker Kills One Franciscan, Wounds Six

gloria.tv | November 10, 2024

A man broke into the Franciscan monastery of Santo Espíritu del Monte in Gilet (3300 inhabitants), Valencia, Spain.

The police were alerted on Saturday 9 November, at 10:00 in the morning.

The assailant jumped the fence of the monastery, reached the cells of several monks on an upper floor, entered the rooms and attacked them with sticks and a bottle, shouting 'I am Jesus Christ and I will kill the monks'.

One of the victims was taken to hospital in a critical condition where he died, another is in a serious condition and five others were injured to varying degrees.

The Franciscan killed was 76 years old. He suffered a severe traumatic brain injury and was taken to the Clinical Hospital of Valencia, where he later died.

Another friar remains in critical condition. Three friars, aged 57, 66 and 95, who were injured in the attack, suffered bruises and trauma of varying severity and were treated at the scene.

On Sunday morning, Spanish media reported that police had arrested a 46-year-old man of Spanish origin in connection with the crime.