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Assailants loyal to Islamic State forced an elderly priest to his knees before slitting his throat and took several worshipers hostage in a French church before police shot the attackers dead.
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A white rose is appended to a post before the congregation a day after a prisoner taking in Saint-Etienne-du-Rouvray close Rouen in Normandy, France, where French cleric, Father Jacques Hamel, was killed with a blade and another prisoner genuinely injured in an assault on the congregation that was done by attackers connected to Islamic State. REUTERS/Pascal Rossignol
A young lady asks close blooms and candles at the town corridor in Saint-Etienne-du-Rouvray, close Rouen in Normandy, France, to pay tribute to French minister, Father Jacques Hamel, who was murdered with a blade and another prisoner truly injured in an assault on a congregation that was completed by aggressors connected to Islamic State. REUTERS/Pascal Rossignol
A wreath of blossoms is shown before the congregation a day after a prisoner taking in Saint-Etienne-du-Rouvray close Rouen in Normandy, France, where French cleric, Father Jacques Hamel, was killed with a blade and another prisoner truly injured in an assault on the congregation that was done by aggressors connected to Islamic State. REUTERS/Pascal Rossignol
Women responds close blooms and candles at the town lobby in Saint-Etienne-du-Rouvray, close Rouen in Normandy, France, which pay tribute to French cleric, Father Jacques Hamel, who was slaughtered with a blade and another prisoner genuinely injured in an assault on a congregation that was done by aggressors connected to Islamic State. REUTERS/Pascal Rossignol
French CRS police stand protect before the congregation a day after a prisoner taking in Saint-Etienne-du-Rouvray close Rouen in Normandy, France, where French cleric, Father Jacques Hamel, was killed with a blade and another prisoner truly injured in an assault on the congregation that was done by attackers connected to Islamic State. REUTERS/Pascal Rossignol
A man bows close blossoms and candles at the town corridor in Saint-Etienne-du-Rouvray, close Rouen in Normandy, France, to pay tribute to French cleric, Father Jacques Hamel, who was murdered with a blade and another prisoner genuinely injured in an assault on a congregation that was completed by attackers connected to Islamic State. REUTERS/Pascal Rossignol
The chime tower of the congregation is seen after a prisoner taking in Saint-Etienne-du-Rouvray close Rouen in Normandy, France, July 26, 2016. A cleric was executed with a blade and another prisoner truly injured in an assault on a congregation that was completed by attackers connected to Islamic State. REUTERS/Pascal Rossignol
Police and salvage laborers work at the scene after two aggressors had taken five individuals prisoner in the congregation at Saint-Etienne-du-Rouvray close Rouen in Normandy. REUTERS/Steve Bonet
A policeman responds as he secures a position before the city lobby after two aggressors had taken five individuals prisoner in the congregation at Saint-Etienne-du - Rouvray close Rouen in Normandy. REUTERS/Pascal Rossignol
French police work close to tents as the examination proceeds close to the congregation in Saint-Etienne-du-Rouvray close Rouen in Normandy. REUTERS/Pascal Rossignol
French CRS policemen are found in a road after a prisoner taking in the congregation in Saint-Etienne-du-Rouvray close Rouen in Normandy. REUTERS/Pascal Rossignol
Police and salvage laborers stand at the scene after two aggressors had taken five individuals prisoner in the congregation at Saint-Etienne-du - Rouvray close Rouen in Normandy. REUTERS/Steve Bonet
French President Francois Hollande (L) talks with police powers after two attackers had taken five individuals prisoner in the congregation at Saint-Etienne-du - Rouvray close Rouen in Normandy. REUTERS/Pascal Rossignol
A lady sits close blossoms and candles at the town corridor in Saint-Etienne-du-Rouvray, close Rouen in Normandy, France, to pay tribute to French cleric, Father Jacques Hamel, who was murdered with a blade and another prisoner genuinely injured in an assault on a congregation that was completed by aggressors connected to Islamic State. REUTERS/Pascal Rossignol