One dead in blade attack at Spanish church

The interior ministry said one person was killed in Wednesday's attack outside the church of San Isidro, in the city of Algeciras, while the other person was wounded inside the church.

Police were investigating the incident, the ministry said. It offered no further detail on the weapon that was used or on the attacker's possible motive.

Local media said the dead person was a priest.

The secretary general of Spain's Episcopal Conference, Francisco García, wrote on Twitter that "I have received the news of the incident in Algeciras with great pain".

"These are sad moments of suffering, we are united by the pain of families of the victims and for the Diocese of Cadiz," he said.