He is said to have let the asylum seeker in to use the shower (Picture: archief.kerknet)

A priest was stabbed in his own home after he let an asylum seeker in to use the shower, according to prosecutors.

The man, named locally as Jos Vanderlee, aged 65, let the man in after he knocked on the door asking to use the bathroom to get clean, according to reports.

But when the priest refused to give him money as well, he became irate and attacked him, stabbing him in the hands, prosecutors alleged.

It is said to have happened in Lanaken, Belgium, this afternoon.


Public Prosecutor of Limburg Coppin Bruno said there was no suggestion this was terror related, according to local newspaper Het Nieuwsblad.

Policemen patrol near in Belgium (Archive picture: Getty)

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The mayor of Lanake Marino Keulen, said: ‘Despite the fact that we are shocked, we must stress that this incident can not be linked to terrorist acts at this stage of the investigation.’

The man was taken to hospital for injuries that were not life threatening.

Authorities said he was not a resident of Lanaken’s asylum centre.

Cockroaches set loose in Byron in protest at immigration arrestsIt comes amid heightened tensions after 85-year-old priest Jacques Hamel was murdered during mass by a teenager inspired by so-called Islamic State.

Adel Kermiche and Abdel Malik Nabil Petitjean, both 19, took five people hostage at the Catholic church in Normandy, France, before slitting the priest’s throat at the altar.

Both had pledged allegiance to Isis.