Another Orthodox priest killed in Russia

MOSCOW. December 23. KAZINFORM A Russian Orthodox priest has been killed in the Moscow Region south of the Russian capital, and two suspects have been detained, police said; Kazinform refers to RIA Novosti.
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Father Alexander Filippov, 39, senior priest of the Ascension church in the Satino-Russkoye village, was killed late Tuesday in the entrance to the apartment block he lived in. He reportedly reproached the two men for relieving themselves in the street.

"Police officers detained two suspected killers promptly. The suspects are a resident of the town of Podolsk born in 1974 and a resident of Vladimir born in 1981," Moscow Region police spokesman Yevgeny Gildeyev said.

"The men followed Filippov up, went into the entrance [to the apartment block] and shot him from a handgun," he said. An investigation is underway.

Archpriest Alexander was married with three daughters; Kazinform cites RIA Novosti.

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