Refugee stabs priest in Belgium

  01 August 2016    Read: 1474
Refugee stabs priest in Belgium
An asylum seeker attacked priest in Belgian province of Lanaken, RIA Novosti reported quoting RTL.
According to the data, on 31 July a refugee, whose personality isn`t identified, knocked at the door of the house of 65-year-old priest Jos Vanderlee asked him if he could take a shower and the priest couldn`t refuse.

After the shower the man demanded money from the priest. After getting a refusal, the man stabbed the priest who later underwent a surgery. His injuries were not life threatening.

The Limburg prosecutor`s office opened an investigation, police are looking for witnesses. According to burgemeester of Lanaken Marino Keulen, despite the strong shock, they should emphasize that at this stage of investigation,the incident cannot be connected to terrorism.

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