A man who attacked two women in a church was detained in the Moscow region

In the Moscow region, police officers detained a 35-year-old man who attacked two women and stole money in a temple. This was reported by the main department of the Ministry of Internal Affairs of the Russian Federation in the region in Telegram-channel on February 13.

According to preliminary data, the attacker hit the two temple attendants several times with a plastic pipe. Then the man broke the glass on the icon, tore posters, and stole money from the box with donations. After that, he fled.

It was noted that the police on hot tracks found and detained the suspect. At the moment all the circumstances of the incident are being clarified.

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