An attack on a Catholic church in Luanda resulted in the death of one of the attackers in a confrontation with police, police authorities said on Tuesday.
Nestor Gubel, spokesman for the Luanda Provincial National Police Department, said the attack took place in the Mulundo area of the Sekele city district, when a group of unidentified armed men climbed over the wall and entered the area early Monday morning. fair.
During the action, the robbers intended to seize money in an unspecified amount, two laptops, a “tablet”, a projector and a printer, the same source reports.
There was a priest, a Venezuelan, and a mother, a Portuguese, who, under the threat of reprisal, were forced to hand over the goods.
“The case happened when the priestly body was resting, they were taken by surprise by the villains, climbed over the wall, broke down the door and entered, deducted money and other property under the threat of death,” he said.
Nestor Gubel said that the police were called to respond to the situation, the attackers fled the scene, but opened fire on the police.
“In response, our employees opened fire and mortally wounded one of the attackers. They even managed to return all the things that they took out of the residence of the priests, ”said the representative of the press service, stressing that investigative actions are ongoing to establish the whereabouts and arrest. the rest of the participants.
Author: Portuguese
Source: CM Jornal
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