{"id":38321,"date":"2016-08-02T11:56:55","date_gmt":"2016-08-02T09:56:55","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/copticocc.org\/site\/?p=38321"},"modified":"2016-08-02T12:05:25","modified_gmt":"2016-08-02T10:05:25","slug":"%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%aa%d8%b9%d8%af%d9%89-%d8%a8%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%b7%d8%b9%d9%86-%d8%b9%d9%84%d9%89-%d9%83%d8%a7%d9%87%d9%86-%d9%85%d9%86-%d9%82%d8%a8%d9%84-%d8%b7%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%a8-%d9%84%d8%ac%d9%88%d8%a1","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/copticocc.org\/en\/%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%aa%d8%b9%d8%af%d9%89-%d8%a8%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%b7%d8%b9%d9%86-%d8%b9%d9%84%d9%89-%d9%83%d8%a7%d9%87%d9%86-%d9%85%d9%86-%d9%82%d8%a8%d9%84-%d8%b7%d8%a7%d9%84%d8%a8-%d9%84%d8%ac%d9%88%d8%a1\/","title":{"rendered":"Priest in Belgium stabbed &#8216;by asylum seeker in his own home"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<h2 dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><\/h2>\n<h2 dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: \"andale mono\", times; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\">A priest has been stabbed in his own home by an asylum seeker he allowed in to use his shower &#8211; according to local prosecutors.<\/span><\/h2>\n<h2 dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: \"andale mono\", times; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\">The priest &#8211; named locally as 65-year-old Jos Vanderlee &#8211; suffered injuries to his hands during the incident in Lanaken, Belgium.<\/span><\/h2>\n<h2 dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: \"andale mono\", times; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\">Public Prosecutor of Limburg Coppin Bruno said the attack happened at around 2.40pm local time (1.40pm UK time) but have stressed they do not believe it was terror-related.<\/span><\/h2>\n<h2 dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: \"andale mono\", times; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\">Prosecutors say the suspect had knocked on the priest&#8217;s home to ask for a shower and help.<\/span><\/h2>\n<h2 dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: \"andale mono\", times; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\">After the shower the man allegedly asked for money and stabbed the priest when he said no.<\/span><\/h2>\n<h2 dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: \"andale mono\", times; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\">An investigation has been launched but authorities have stressed they do not believe the incident is linked to terrorism.<\/span><\/h2>\n<h2 dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: \"andale mono\", times; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\">The mayor of Lanake Marino Keulen, said: &#8220;Despite the fact that we are shocked, we must stress that this incident can not be linked to terrorist acts at this stage of the investigation.&#8221;<\/span><\/h2>\n<h2 dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: \"andale mono\", times; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\">Last week, 85-year-old priest Jacques Hemel was knifed to death by ISIS extremists at a church in Normandy, France.<\/span><\/h2>\n<h2 dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: \"andale mono\", times; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\">Teenage knifemen Adel Kermiche and Abdel Malik Nabil Petitjean, both 19, stormed the church and took five hostages before slashing the elderly priest&#8217;s throat at the altar on Tuesday.<\/span><\/h2>\n<h2 dir=\"ltr\" style=\"text-align: justify;\"><span style=\"font-family: \"andale mono\", times; color: rgb(0, 0, 0);\">The pair had recorded a video pledging allegiance to ISIS and the terror group later claimed responsibility for the attack.<\/span><\/h2>\n<p><\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A priest has been stabbed in his own home by an asylum seeker he allowed in to use his shower &#8211; according to local prosecutors. The priest &#8211; named locally as 65-year-old Jos Vanderlee &#8211; suffered injuries to his hands during the incident in Lanaken, Belgium. 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