
Priest killed in hostage situation at French church
By Agencies An 84-year-old priest has been killed with a knife, and another person seriously wounded, after two men with alleged links to the so-called Islamic State (IS) group, took several people hostage in an attack on a church in northern France. Father Jacques Hamel reportedly had his throat slit on Tuesday before French police entered and shot dead the attackers, a French police source told … Continue reading Priest killed in hostage situation at French church