• Attack: three killed in a terrorist attack in a church in Nice

  • Nice detained a man on suspicion of having contacted the attacker the day before

An Orthodox priest was wounded by gunshot this Saturday in a temple in the center of the French city of Lyon, in the east of the country, while

his attacker fled

, local media reported.

In the area, which is cordoned off by the forces of order, the priest was evacuated on a stretcher while indicating that he did not know the aggressor, according to the Lyon newspaper 'Le Progres' in its digital edition.

The events took place in a Greek Orthodox temple located in the 7th district of the third city of France,

in the neighborhood known as Jean Macé

.

The attack comes two days after three people were slit their throats at a Catholic basilica in Nice, prompting the French government to

tighten security at religious temples

on the eve of the Christian holiday of All Saints.

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