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Army chaplain forgives and embraces teenage ISIS-inspired attacker in court

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An Irish priest whose arm was almost severed in an attack by a 16-year-old boy last year has given an astonishing personal assessment of the attack while also publicly forgiving and embracing his attacker in a Dublin court.

The attack happened on 15 Aug. 2024 as Irish Defence Forces chaplain Father Paul F. Murphy drove back to his army barracks after an evening swim.
The then 16-year-old assailant, who still can't be named for legal...
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