3 Russian Monks Stabbed to Death
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<i> Associated Press</i>
MOSCOW — Three monks preparing for an Easter morning service were stabbed to death at their monastery in central Russia, the Itar-Tass news agency reported Monday.
Police arrested a man with a history of psychiatric problems who was expelled from the monastery last year, the agency said.
The 15th-Century monastery, one of the most famous in Russia, is near Kaluga, a city 83 miles southwest of Moscow.
The Russian Orthodox Church celebrated Easter on Sunday, a week later than most Christian churches.
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