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Sts. Peter and Paul Church is run by the Salesians of Don Bosco of the Western United States.
An assault at a San Francisco Catholic church on Sunday led to a police pursuit that reportedly included the possible use of a pipe bomb.
The San Francisco Police Officers Association (SFPOA), a local police union, said on X on Sunday evening that there had been an “assault at Sts. Peter and Paul Church in North Beach.”
“Responding officers encountered a suspect with an improvised device,” the SFPOA said. “A pursuit occurred.” The suspect was subsequently “apprehended by [the San Francisco Police Department] in another county.”
Archdiocesan spokesman Peter Marlow told CNA on Monday that the incident began after an individual received Communion but did not consume the Host.
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An assault at a San Francisco Catholic church on Sunday led to a police pursuit that reportedly included the possible use of a pipe bomb.
The San Francisco Police Officers Association (SFPOA), a local police union, said on X on Sunday evening that there had been an “assault at Sts. Peter and Paul Church in North Beach.”
“Responding officers encountered a suspect with an improvised device,” the SFPOA said. “A pursuit occurred.” The suspect was subsequently “apprehended by [the San Francisco Police Department] in another county.”
Archdiocesan spokesman Peter Marlow told CNA on Monday that the incident began after an individual received Communion but did not consume the Host.
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Assault at San Francisco Catholic Church Leads to Police Pursuit, Reported Pipe Bomb
Sts. Peter and Paul Church is run by the Salesians of Don Bosco of the Western United States.
