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ATHENS: A Syrian with a knife and Qu'ran started shouting "Allahu Akbar" in a church

Shortly after 7:00 p.m., police arrested a Syrian shouting Allahu Akbar inside the church of Agios Panteleimon in Athens.

According to Proto Thema, a church boy saw a man entering the church and exhibiting strange behaviour. He then informed police in the area and asked them to check on him.

When the police arrived, the man resisted and shouted "Allahu Akbar". After police arrested him and searched his backpack, they found a knife and a Qu'ran.

The man was brought to the local Police Department, and an ongoing investigation is ongoing.

READ MORE: Ambassador Yussef Dorkhom: "Greece can mediate in the Palestinian issue."

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