Posted on Nov 8, 2020
Lyon shooting: Suspect admits attacking priest 'over affair'
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A suspect has admitted to the shooting of a Greek Orthodox priest in the French city of Lyon last week over a personal dispute, prosecutors have said.
The 40-year-old suspect told prosecutors the priest was having an affair with his wife.
The priest, Nikolaos Kakavelakis, 52, was shot twice with a sawn-off shotgun outside his church on 31 October.
He spoke to police after coming out of a coma on Wednesday.
The shooting came days after three people were killed in a knife attack at a church in the southern French city of Nice.
It was initially feared to be a copycat of what French President Emmanuel Macron called an "Islamist terrorist attack" in Nice.
The motive for the shooting in Lyon was not clear at first, with officials opening an investigation for attempted murder.
The 40-year-old suspect told prosecutors the priest was having an affair with his wife.
The priest, Nikolaos Kakavelakis, 52, was shot twice with a sawn-off shotgun outside his church on 31 October.
He spoke to police after coming out of a coma on Wednesday.
The shooting came days after three people were killed in a knife attack at a church in the southern French city of Nice.
It was initially feared to be a copycat of what French President Emmanuel Macron called an "Islamist terrorist attack" in Nice.
The motive for the shooting in Lyon was not clear at first, with officials opening an investigation for attempted murder.
Lyon shooting: Suspect admits attacking priest 'over affair'
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