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The head of the Bellaigue abbey was mysteriously kidnapped amid internal tensions and later found beaten after two days of disappearance.

In the Puy-de-Dôme region, the superior of the Bellaigue abbey, affiliated with an integrist movement, was abducted in the middle of the night amid reported internal conflicts within the abbey. After a two-day disappearance, he was found injured and beaten, highlighting serious internal disputes. This incident has drawn public attention to the abbey’s turbulent internal dynamics and the mysterious circumstances surrounding the abduction.