MAHILEU, Belarus -- A man attacked and stabbed Bishop Safron in an Orthodox Church in the eastern Belarusian city of Mahileu on August 23, RFE/RL's Belarus Service reports.
The wounded priest had emergency surgery and is still hospitalized in stable condition.
Parishioners caught the man who attacked Safron.
The 36-year-old assailant is officially registered at a local psychiatric clinic.
Mahileu Oblast Interior Affairs Department spokesman Raman Posahau said police are investigating.
Doctors say Safron could be released from the hospital soon.
The wounded priest had emergency surgery and is still hospitalized in stable condition.
Parishioners caught the man who attacked Safron.
The 36-year-old assailant is officially registered at a local psychiatric clinic.
Mahileu Oblast Interior Affairs Department spokesman Raman Posahau said police are investigating.
Doctors say Safron could be released from the hospital soon.