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Franciscan monk feared dead, several injured by assailant

November 11, 2024

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CWN Editor's Note: Several Franciscan friars were hospitalized, one perhaps fatally, after a man burst into the Monastery of Santo Espíritu del Monte in Gilet, Spain on November 9 and began beating the occupants.

The Franciscan community was withholding the names of the injured friars. Early news reports indicated that one friar had died of head injuries. A later update said that he was alive but in critical condition.

Police arrested the assailant, who was a man with a history of drug use. Authorities said that the attack did not appear to be a terrorist incident.

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