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Russian Orthodox priest gunned down in own church
dpa ("EarthTimes," November 20, 2009)

Moscow, Russia - A prominent priest in the Russian Orthodox church has been shot dead in his own Moscow church, reported the Interfax news agency on Friday. Daniil Syssoyev, 35, was known as an active missionary. Authorities have not ruled out religious motives for the attack on Thursday, which left Syssoyev dead with multiple gunshot wounds.

A masked man was seen entering the sanctury Thursday night before shooting Syssoyev in the head. Another clergyman was injured in the attack.

The district attorney's office has posited that radical Islamist groups or other sects against which Syssoyev campaigned might be behind the incident.

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	All Articles Russian Orthodox priest gunned down in own church dpa ("EarthTimes," November 20, 2009) Moscow, Russia - A prominent priest in the Russian Orthodox church has been shot dead in his own Moscow church, reported the Interfax news agency on Friday. Daniil Syssoyev, 35, was known as an active missionary. Authorities have not ruled out religious motives for the attack on Thursday, which left Syssoyev dead with multiple gunshot wounds. A masked man was seen entering the sanctury Thursday night before shooting Syssoyev in the head. Another clergyman was injured in the attack. The district attorney's office has posited that radical Islamist groups or other sects against which Syssoyev campaigned might be behind the incident. Related Sections \| Orthodox	Search 10 Commandments 12 Tribes Aum/Aleph Bahai Branch Davidians Buddhism Christianity Church/State Colonia Dignidad FLDS Falun Gong Gatekeepers Gov. Reports Hari Krishna Hinduism Home Schooling Honohana House of Prayer Internet Related Islam Judaism Legislation Legislative Docs. Miscellaneous Mungiki Native Religions Nuwaubian Nation Occult Other NRMs PBMA Raelians Rastafarians Scholarly Papers Scientology Sectarian Violence Sikhism Solar Temple The Body The Family Int'l Unification Church Yahweh Zong Gong
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