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was Alexander Veretennikov, the head of the Zaporozhye Cossacks" mission in Moscow."We propose organizing, together with Ukrainian Cossacks, the guard of churches in Russia and Ukraine to prevent such things from happening," he told RIA Novosti Sunday.
The murder has stirred a wave of condemnation from all religious groups in Russia, and demands to ensure better security for the clergy.
Sysoyev also worked with people seeking to quit religious sects, and Russian State Duma lawmakers asked on Friday for more information on the groups involved to consider measures to restrict foreign religious organizations" activities in Russia.
Russia has seen several murders of priests and monks that caused a great stir in society. Archpriest Alexander Men, a well-known Russian Orthodox theologian and writer, was killed in 1990 with an axe outside of his home in the Moscow Region.
Three monks were killed in the Optina Pustyn monastery in the Kaluga Region
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