Spain Attack In Two Churches In Algeciras One Dead And Four Injured

Yassine Kansar, a 25-year-old North African, is responsible for the one fatality and four injuries that occurred yesterday evening in the Spanish city of Algericas, according to francesca d'amato of the Vatican. It may have been a terrorist attack, according to sources with the Public Prosecutor's Office of the Audiencia Nacional, which oversees the investigation.

A preliminary account of the incident claims that the bomber entered the San Isidro church in one of Algeciras' most well-known neighborhoods shortly after 18:00 and struck the parish priest, don Antonio Rodriguez, with a machete, seriously wounding him in the neck. Then, according to the allegations, he went to the nearby church of La Palma in the city's center. There, he allegedly started throwing holy items at the altar before hitting Diego Valencia, the sacristan, for attempting to stop him.

An Interior Ministry spokesman confirmed that a total of four people were hurt—one seriously and three less seriously. Fortunately, it has been determined that priest Antonio Rodriguez is not in danger.

The responses of the Spanish and Muslim communities "One must not fall into provocation, throw wood on the fire or associate terrorism with any religion or faith," declared Monsignor César Garcia Magan, auxiliary bishop of Toledo and general secretary of the Spanish Episcopal Conference, in reference to the responses of these communities. The bishop continued, "The name of God can never be used to justify any act of violence.".

Following the attack, Magan tweeted that "in these sad moments of suffering, The Minister did not comment on the nature of the attack, with the prosecution of the Audiencia Nacional he opened an investigation into terrorism. Alessandro Monteduro, director of Acs Italia, believes that a situation like this cannot be taken lightly and that institutions and political opinion cannot afford to remain unmoved.

According to Monteduro, "whatever the origin of the gesture, on which the necessary clarification will have to be made, it is yet another wound to the Catholic community," and "in these hours what happened in saint-etienne-du-rouvray in 2016 comes back to mind with the martyrdom of Father Jacques Hamel.". Therefore, the minister refrained from commenting on the attack's nature and instead launched a terrorism investigation with the prosecution of the Audiencia Nacional.

Alessandro Monteduro, director of Acs Italia, believes that a situation like this cannot be taken lightly and that institutions and political opinion cannot afford to remain unmoved. According to Monteduro, "whatever the matrix of the gesture—on which the necessary clarification will have to be made—is, it is yet another wound to the Catholic community, and in these hours what happened in saint-etienne-du-rouvray in 2016—with the martyrdom of Father Jacques Hamel—comes back to mind.".

Institutions and political opinion cannot afford to remain indifferent in the face of such a situation, which cannot be understated. According to Monteduro, "whatever the origin of the gesture, on which the necessary clarification will have to be made, it is yet another wound to the Catholic community," and "in these hours what happened in saint-etienne-du-rouvray in 2016 comes back to mind with the martyrdom of Father Jacques Hamel.".

Institutions and political opinion cannot afford to remain indifferent in the face of such a situation, which cannot be understated. According to Monteduro, "whatever the matrix of the gesture—on which the necessary clarification will have to be made—is, it is yet another wound to the Catholic community, and in these hours what happened in saint-etienne-du-rouvray in 2016—with the martyrdom of Father Jacques Hamel—comes back to mind.".