A police officer stands near Notre Dame church, where a knife attack took place, in Nice, France October 29, 2020. REUTERS/Eric Gaillard/Pool - RC2ESJ91XF9D
Lyon [France], November 1 (ANI/Sputnik): French police have detained a suspected shooter who injured an Orthodox priest in Lyon on Saturday, local media reported.
According to LyonMag, the suspect was detained in the third district of Lyon.
Earlier in the day, the Orthodox priest was shot in the 7th district of Lyon near a Greek church and the suspected attacker has managed to flee the area. The priest is currently in critical condition.
According to Le Parisien newspaper, the assailant was armed with a hunting rifle with a sawed-off barrel. (ANI/Sputnik)
