A 41-year-old man attacked two priests in Rome. As Ansa reported, the incident occurred on January 7 in the Basilica di Santa Maria Maggiore in the center of Rome. At the time of attack a great number of faithful was at the church.  All circumstances are being clarified by investigators.

According to them, the attacker could be mentally unstable. The criminal rushed on priests with the broken bottle, wounding the priest and the sacristan. After that he was caught up by carabineros.

The injured priests were hospitalized.