BELARUS NEWS AND ANALYSIS

DATE:

07/05/2010

Orthodox priest attacked in Belarus

MOSCOW, May 7 (Itar-Tass) -- An Orthodox priest was beaten up in Belarus and the attack was the third against churchmen of the Moscow Patriarchate in two weeks.

88-year old World War Two veteran and Archpriest Nikolai Rundo was severely beaten up in his home in Vitebsk region and is currently in grave condition in an intensive therapy ward, the press service of the Moscow Patriarchate said on Thursday.

It said local police detained a 39-year old suspect and launched criminal investigation. "The drunken suspect inflicted heavy injuries to the priest with an iron rod," the patriarchate said, adding Rundo was a guerilla during World War Two.

Source:

http://www.itar-tass.com/eng/level2.html?NewsID=15100244&PageNum=0


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