Priest killed by poisoned arrows

New Delhi - A Catholic priest has been murdered in the eastern Indian state of Orissa, scene of the slaying of an Australian …

New Delhi - A Catholic priest has been murdered in the eastern Indian state of Orissa, scene of the slaying of an Australian missionary and his two sons in January.

Father Arul Doss was killed on Wednesday in Mayurbhanj, some 120 km north of the state capital Bhubaneshwar. According to local police, Father Doss was attacked by half a dozen men armed with bows and arrows.

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