Man in Russia sets fire to a church and kills the priest

Country: Russia

Date of incident: August 24, 2022


On August 24, in Domodedovo, a suburb of Moscow - where one of the city's airports is located, a man killed the parish priest of the village Orthodox church and set it on fire. The motive for the murder and burning was a personal conflict between the victim and the alleged perpetrator. The perpetrator was a former Sunday school teacher of the parish who was dismissed after being inappropriate with one of the parishioners.

Source: moslenta.ru

Photo: BBC Русская служба