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Police in Croatia say a nun who claimed she was stabbed by a migrant fabricated the story. The announcement followed several days of public speculation and political debate over the reported attack.

A four-day investigation by authorities determined that the woman, a 35-year-old member of a Catholic religious order, inflicted the injury on herself with a knife she had bought at a store in the Zagreb area, the Zagreb Police Department said.

The incident drew international attention after reports that the attacker was a migrant who shouted “Allahu akbar” during the alleged assault.

The nun, identified as Sister Marija Tatjana Zrno of the Sisters of Charity of St. Vincent de Paul Croatia, had initially told police that an unknown man approached her and stabbed her, according

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