Hollande: hostage-taking in Church terror attack

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Hollande: hostage-taking in Church terror attack

In Normandy armed men have kidnapped several people. A hostage was killed. Special forces of the police shot and killed the attacker. The IS known to of the fact. France’s President, is horrified.

The fact was played out in a Church near Rouen, in Saint-Etienne-du-Rouvray. Two knife-wielding men brought several people to their violence. The 84-year-old priest of the parish was killed. French media reports citing police circles, his throat had been cut. Another hostage floats according to the Ministry of the interior is still in life danger.

In the meantime, the hostage situation is over: police have shot and killed the Gangster, as they stormed out of the Church, informed the Ministry of the interior. The men had detained five persons: the killed priest, two nuns and two members of the community. They were invaded during the Morning mass in the house of God. Special forces for demining are looking currently for possible explosives.

“Soldiers of the Islamic state”

The jihadists militia “Islamic state” has claimed responsibility for the deadly attack. The two of the police shot the attacker had been “soldiers of the Islamic state,” said the IS-close-to-Agency Amaq. Previously had already spoken to French President Francois Hollande appalled by the “nefarious terrorist attack”. The Hollande said during a visit to the scene of the crime in the vicinity of Rouen. Also, interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve went to the scene of the crime. The Anti-terrorism Prosecutor in Paris drew the investigations.

According to the data from French investigators circles, one of the attackers was probably the Anti-terrorist authorities. You should confirm this identification was the man, therefore, in a threat index. He should have tried for 2015 to travel to Syria. After his return to France he was taken in custody and later with an electric anklet released.

In this Church, and the alleged perpetrators brought the hostages to their violence

The Vatican: A barbaric act

Prime Minister Manuel Valls spoke in the short message service Twitter as a “barbaric attack” and added: “the Whole of France, and all Catholics have been violated. We stand together.”

The Vatican has condemned the deadly attack on a priest in Normandy, in the strongest possible terms. It was a barbaric act, said the Vatican. She was so obnoxious, because you have to carry in a Church. Pope Francis has been shaken due to “pain and atrocity of this absurd violence,” said Vatican spokesman Federico Lombardi. The Pope condemn any Form of hatred in the strongest possible terms.

Saint-Etienne-du-Rouvray has just under 30,000 inhabitants. The city is located in the Département of Seine-Maritime, ten miles South of Rouen on the Seine.

jj/ml/kle (dpa, afp, ap, bbc, CBA)