Woman seriously injured in knife attack during church service in Irish town

DUBLIN — A woman in her 50s was seriously ​injured in a knife ‌attack during a Catholic Church service in the southern Irish ​county of Waterford on ​Tuesday, police said.

Police arrested a ⁠man in his 30s at ​a house nearby after ​the assault that occurred just before 1000 local time in the seaside ​town of Tramore and ​left the woman needing treatment for ‌serious ⁠but non-life-threatening injuries in hospital.

In a separate statement, the local Catholic diocese commended the courage ​shown ​by ⁠the parishioners who assisted during the “frightening incident.”

“The Diocese ​of Waterford and ​Lismore ⁠is deeply shocked by the violent incident which occurred this ⁠morning ​during Mass,” ​the diocese said in the statement.