<p>A manhunt is underway for an unknown assailant who fled after shooting a Greek Orthodox priest in the abdomen with a sawed-off shotgun as he was closing his church Saturday in Lyon, France.</p>
<p>Nikolas Kakavelakis, a 45-year-old Greek citizen and father of two, is in the hospital with life-threatening injuries after being shot twice, according to <a href="https://apnews.com/article/international-news-lyon-shootings-france-nice-a0375384e5941c692e066fe3f6c1e295" target="_blank" rel="noopener noreferrer">The Associated Press</a>. An anonymous public official told the AP that the attacker was alone.</p>

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