Suspect In Priest Stabbing Case Got Angry Prior To Stabbing

IZMIR - R.B. who stabbed a priest in Izmir on Sunday said that he came to Izmir from Balikesir to learn about Christianity.
"I attended a rite in the church after which I got angry. Then, I stabbed priest Adriano Francini," R.B. affirmed.
R.B. is a construction worker and also works in his father`s farm in western province of Balikesir.
R.B. told police that he conducted a research on Christianity on the internet and phoned the Saint Antuan Church in Karsiyaka town of Izmir.
"I came to Izmir upon an invitation by the authorities of the church. I observed the rite in the church. I got angry at remarks made by the priest and stabbed him all of a sudden," R.B. underlined.
The priest Adriano Francini is under medical care at the Aegean University Faculty of Medicine Hospital and is not in a life-threatening condition.