Sánchez conveys his condolences to the family of the sacristan murdered in Algeciras and sends his support to the Police

MADRID, 25 Ene. (EUROPA PRESS) -

The President of the Government, Pedro Sánchez, has conveyed his condolences to the relatives of the sacristan who died this Wednesday after being attacked with a knife in a church in Algeciras, while he has sent his support to the work of the Security Forces and Corps of the State.

"I want to convey my most sincere condolences to the relatives of the sacristan who died in the terrible attack in Algeciras. I wish a speedy recovery to the injured. All our support for the work being carried out by the State Security Forces and Corps," he wrote. Sánchez in a tweet, picked up by Europa Press.

The attack was perpetrated this Wednesday afternoon by a man who broke into the church of La Palma killing the sacristan with a knife -who died abroad after the attack- and leaving the priest from another nearby church, that of San Isidro, seriously wounded.

The attacker, of Moroccan origin, has been arrested and is in the custody of the National Police, sources from the Ministry of the Interior have reported. The National Court is investigating this event as an alleged terrorist attack.

Likewise, the president of the Senate, Ander Gil, has been "dismayed" by the "terrible attack" in the two churches of Algeciras and has sent his condolences to the sacristan's family, also hoping that the injured will recover.

Along the same lines, he has shown his support for the work being done by the Security Forces and Corps that are working to clarify the facts.