Priest murdered in western Ukraine

KIEV. September 29. KAZINFORM A priest in western Ukraine's Volynskaya Region was murdered on Tuesday, the UNIAN news agency reported citing local police, Kazinform refers to RIA Novosti.

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The local police said that the priest had been killed by a blow to the head with an axe.

The tragedy occurred in the Belotsk village. The priest's body was discovered by a senior priest from a neighboring church and the victim's brother, the police said.

A murder investigation has been launched, Kazinform cites RIA Novosti. See www.en.rian.ru