PRIEST SHOT
First picture of Greek Orthodox priest who was shot by man with ‘sawn-off shotgun’ in Lyon
THIS is the first picture of a priest who was shot by a man armed with a sawn-off shotgun in Lyon.
Nikolas Kakavelakis, 45, was fired at twice at around 4pm on Saturday while he was closing the church in the French city.
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Cops said the dad-of-two is being treated for life-threatening injuries.
A suspect was later arrested several hours later in a kebab shop - but cops would not confirm if the person arrested was the assailant.
It is not clear whether officers are searching for anyone else in connection with the shooting.
The gunman is thought to be a man in his 40s.
After the incident a security boundary was put up as the Interior Minister warned the public to stay away.
The victim, who is Greek, was treated on-site for life-threatening injuries and is now in hospital.
It comes after this week's terror attack at a Catholic church in Nice, south of France.
Two people were beheaded and another woman was stabbed to death.
It is not yet clear if yesterday's attack is terror-related.
France was put on the highest state of alert following Thursday's attack and 4,000 soldiers were deployed to protect sites including places of worship and schools.
Emmanuel Macron faced a furious backlash for defending satirical cartoons mocking the Prophet Mohammed and the Muslims who revere him.
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The French President declared the country "under attack" as the Government warned more terrorist attacks were likely.
He said on Thursday's visit to Nice: "We won’t give in. Once again, our country has been hit by an Islamist terrorist attack.
"Once again, this morning, it was three of our compatriots who fell, in Nice, in this basilica. Very clearly, it is France that is under attack."
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