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'A horrific crime' — Ukrainian man kills 1, injures 4 in stabbing at Polish monastery

Headline from The Kyiv Independent

Newest development Sep 24, 2026 · 2 reportsPriest killed and four injured in knife attack at Polish abbey

"We are shaken by this evil," President Volodymyr Zelensky said after a Ukrainian man killed a priest and injured four others in a knife attack at an abbey in Jaroslaw, Poland.

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  1. 'A horrific crime' — Ukrainian man kills 1, injures 4 in stabbing at Polish monastery

    Headline from The Kyiv Independent ·

  2. Newest

    Priest killed and four injured in knife attack at Polish abbey

    Headline from BBC News ·

Reports & sources

4 articles, oldest first.

  1. Al Jazeera

    Ukrainian knifeman kills one, wounds four at abbey in Poland (opens Al Jazeera)

    Published

    Al Jazeera's feed description

    Ukraine's President Zelenskyy denounces 'horrific crime' after 31-year-old attacks clergy, worshippers in border town.

  2. BBC News

    Priest killed and four injured in knife attack at Polish abbey (opens BBC News)

    Published

    BBC News's feed description

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

  3. The Kyiv Independent

    'A horrific crime' — Ukrainian man kills 1, injures 4 in stabbing at Polish monastery (opens The Kyiv Independent)

    Published

    The Kyiv Independent's feed description

    "We are shaken by this evil," President Volodymyr Zelensky said after a Ukrainian man killed a priest and injured four others in a knife attack at an abbey in Jaroslaw, Poland.

  4. Catholic Online

    Catholic Priest Killed in Knife Attack at Polish Benedictine Abbey (opens Catholic Online)

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    Catholic Online's feed description

    A Catholic priest was killed and four others wounded in a knife attack at a Benedictine abbey in JarosĂ?Â?Ă?Â?aw, Poland. Police arrested a 31-year-old Ukrainian citizen at the scene, while authorities continue investigating the motive behind the deadly attack.

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