Spanish friar killed and multiple injured in monastery attack, suspect remains at large
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One friar is dead and several more are injured after a man attacked a Spanish monastery, officials said.
The man entered the Monastery of Santo Espíritu del Monte in Gilet, Spain around 9:30 a.m. local time on Saturday, the Province of the Immaculate Conception of the Franciscan Order said in a statement. He "burst into the premises with a violent and defiant attitude" and carrying a blunt object, the statement said.
The friars had just finished breakfast and were in their rooms at the time of the attack, the order said.
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