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| France church attack: Priest 'killed' after men armed with knives take hostages at Normandy church | |
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| A priest has reportedly been killed at a church in northern France during a suspected terror attack by men armed with knives. | |
| Police sources told the AFP news agency the murdered man was among hostages taken on Tuesday morning, while a second hostage was in a life-threatening condition. | |
| Local reports said the two attackers stormed the church in Saint-Etienne-du-Rouvray during a service, taking the priest, two nuns and several members of the congregation hostage. | Local reports said the two attackers stormed the church in Saint-Etienne-du-Rouvray during a service, taking the priest, two nuns and several members of the congregation hostage. |
| Police said officers"neutralised" both attackers an operation near Rouen, Normandy, on Tuesday morning and did not immediately confirm the number of victims injured. | |
| Bernard Cazeneuve, the French interior minister, was due to visit the scene of the attack later in the day. | Bernard Cazeneuve, the French interior minister, was due to visit the scene of the attack later in the day. |
| Officials made no indication of a motive for the attack and there was no immediate claim of responsibility from terror groups. | Officials made no indication of a motive for the attack and there was no immediate claim of responsibility from terror groups. |
| The Paris prosecutor said the incident was being investigated by the national counter-terrorism task force (SDAT) and the General Directorate for Internal Security (DGSI) intelligence agency. | |
| The incident came under a fortnight after the Nice attack, when 84 people were killed and more than 300 injured by an Isis supporter who drove a lorry into crowds celebrating Bastille Day. | The incident came under a fortnight after the Nice attack, when 84 people were killed and more than 300 injured by an Isis supporter who drove a lorry into crowds celebrating Bastille Day. |
| France has been on high alert since the so-called Islamic State's bombings and shootings in Paris on 13 November last year. | France has been on high alert since the so-called Islamic State's bombings and shootings in Paris on 13 November last year. |