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Taize founder stabbed to death during service
LYON, France : Brother Roger, one of the 21st century’s leading ecumenical figures, died after being attacked by a woman during a service at the Taize community he founded in eastern France, local police said.
Police said a young woman stood up during a religious ceremony attended by some 2,500 people and stabbed Brother Roger three times in the throat. The 90-year-old died immediately.
A 36-year-old Romanian woman was overpowered by worshippers and detained.
Roger, a Protestant pastor from Switzerland, enjoyed great respect among religious leaders.
Thousands of young people of both Catholic and Protestant faiths flock to the Taize community each year to meet and take part in communal prayer and song.
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