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Priest killed and four injured in knife attack at Polish abbey

A male suspect from Ukraine was arrested after the stabbings in the town of Jarosław, police say.

BBC World•

A priest has been killed and four other people injured in a knife attack in south-east Poland, officials have said.

A 31-year-old Ukrainian man was arrested after the stabbings on the grounds of a Catholic abbey in the town of Jarosław.

Polish President Karol Nawrocki said Thursday's attack "has shaken us all and demands a firm response from the state", while his Ukrainian counterpart Volodymyr Zelensky said "we are shocked by this evil".

Polish Interior Minister Marcin Kierwiński said psychological support was now being provided to all those affected by the incident.