A Russian Orthodox priest who was known for seeking to convert Muslims has been killed by a masked gunman at his church in Moscow,.The official Web site of the Moscow Patriarchate said that the Rev. Daniil Sysoyev, 35, a father of three, died shortly after being shot in the head and chest by an unidentified assailant who entered his parish church of St. Thomas in southern Moscow late on 19 November.
The church's choir director was injured during the attack. Anatoly Bagmet, an official of the Moscow Prosecutor's Office, told news agencies that religion was being investigated as the primary motive.
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