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| French church attack: Faith leaders call for more security | |
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| French religious leaders have called for more security at places of worship following the murder of an elderly priest in Normandy on Tuesday. | |
| Representatives of Christian, Muslim, Jewish and Buddhist faiths spoke after meeting President Hollande. | |
| Father Jacques Hamel was killed while conducting morning mass in his church. | |
| One of the two men who attacked him was wearing an electronic surveillance tag, which was temporarily turned off under his probation conditions. | One of the two men who attacked him was wearing an electronic surveillance tag, which was temporarily turned off under his probation conditions. |
| The attack came 12 days after the attack in Nice in which 84 people were killed. | The attack came 12 days after the attack in Nice in which 84 people were killed. |
| Muslim leader Dalil Boubakeur, rector of Paris's Grand Mosque, said the leaders "deeply desire that our places of worship are the subject of greater [security] focus, a sustained focus", as even "the most humble place of worship" can be subject to an attack. | |
| Tuesday's attack took place in an ordinary Catholic church in a suburb of Rouen. | |
| Mr Boubakeur expressed "profound sorrow" on behalf of French Muslims at the attack, which he described as a "blasphemous sacrilege". | |
| The Archbishop of Paris, Andre Vingt-Trois, praised the harmonious relations between France's religions. | |
| "We must not let ourselves get pulled in to Daesh's political games," he said, referring to the self-styled Islamic State group, saying it wanted "to set children of the same family against each other". | |
| President Francois Hollande has also held a meeting of his security and defence council on Wednesday morning, and is now chairing a cabinet meeting. | |
| On Tuesday Mr Hollande appealed for "unity" as he warned that the war against terrorism "will be long". | On Tuesday Mr Hollande appealed for "unity" as he warned that the war against terrorism "will be long". |
| "Our democracy is the target, and it will be our shield. Let us stand together. We will win this war," he said. | "Our democracy is the target, and it will be our shield. Let us stand together. We will win this war," he said. |
| Only one of the two attackers has been named. Adel Kermiche, 19, had twice tried to reach Syria to fight with the so-called Islamic State group. | Only one of the two attackers has been named. Adel Kermiche, 19, had twice tried to reach Syria to fight with the so-called Islamic State group. |
| According to Le Monde (in French), the prosecutor's office had asked for him to remain in detention but this was overruled by a judge. She ordered that he be released to house arrest with an electronic tag ensuring that he remained at home, except on weekday mornings. | According to Le Monde (in French), the prosecutor's office had asked for him to remain in detention but this was overruled by a judge. She ordered that he be released to house arrest with an electronic tag ensuring that he remained at home, except on weekday mornings. |
| This meant that on Tuesday morning he was free to leave the family home and head to the church. | This meant that on Tuesday morning he was free to leave the family home and head to the church. |
| He and his fellow attacker slit Father Hamel's throat before being killed by police. | He and his fellow attacker slit Father Hamel's throat before being killed by police. |
| One of four people taken hostage suffered severe knife wounds, prosecutor Francois Molins said. | One of four people taken hostage suffered severe knife wounds, prosecutor Francois Molins said. |
| France is still reeling from the Bastille Day attack in Nice earlier this month, when a lorry was driven into celebrating crowds by Tunisian Mohamed Lahouaiej-Bouhlel, killing more than 80 people. | France is still reeling from the Bastille Day attack in Nice earlier this month, when a lorry was driven into celebrating crowds by Tunisian Mohamed Lahouaiej-Bouhlel, killing more than 80 people. |
| European terror attacks | European terror attacks |
| What we know about church attack | What we know about church attack |
| Tributes to Fr Jacques Hamel | Tributes to Fr Jacques Hamel |
| Attack in pictures | Attack in pictures |
| 'I am priest': Solidarity after church attack | 'I am priest': Solidarity after church attack |
| Germans 'full of fear' over attacks | Germans 'full of fear' over attacks |
| What drives individuals to commit mass killings? | What drives individuals to commit mass killings? |
| What we know of Adel Kermiche | What we know of Adel Kermiche |