Three Killed In France Hostage Church Attack
MEP: At least three people have been killed by two knife-wielding men in a church in France’s northern Normandy region, police said.
According to reports, the armed men entered the church in Saint-Etienne-du-Rouvray during mass, taking the priest, two nuns and several churchgoers hostage.
The two men were later shot and killed by police officers.
French President Francois Hollande was on his way to Saint-Etienne-du-Rouvray, his office said.
There was no immediate indication of the identity or motive of the hostage-takers, but France has been on high alert since the Bastille Day attack in Nice earlier this month, when an attacker ploughed a lorry into celebrating crowds, killing more than 80 people.
