At Least 1 Dead, Several Injured in Machete Attack at Southern Spain Churches

Police officers stand guard at the scene of a stabbing incident at a church in Algeciras, Spain, on Jan. 25, 2023, in this screen grab from a video. FORTA/via Reuters/Handout via Reuters

MADRID—Spanish authorities said they were investigating what they called a possible “terrorist” incident after a machete-wielding man attacked several people at two churches in the southern port city of Algeciras, killing at least one person.

The man attacked clergymen at two different churches—San Isidro and Nuestra Senora de La Palma, around 300 meters (1,000 feet) apart—just after 8pm on Wednesday evening in downtown Algeciras, a spokesperson for the city said.