2 women severely hurt in church attack

ANNA -- Authorities say two women were attacked and severely injured inside a church in the small southern Illinois community of Anna.

Sixty-nine-year-old Mary Shepard, who is the First Baptist Church of Anna's secretary and treasurer, was injured Monday afternoon along with a 76-year-old cleaning woman, Leona Mount.

Shepard was hospitalized in Cape Girardeau, Mo., while Mount was being treated in St. Louis. Authorities say their injuries are not considered life-threatening.

Tony Foeller, a pastor at the church, says the motives behind the attack aren't clear. He notes that nothing was taken.