A Priest is butchered and others held hostage by suspected terrorist in France

A priest has been butchered by knifemen who cut his throat after bursting into a French church and taking hostages before being shot dead by police.

Five people including the priest, two nuns and two parishioners were held by assailants who raided the church in Saint-Etienne-du-Rouvray, near the city of Rouen in Normandy at 9am.

The priest was knifed to death during the attack while another hostage is fighting for their life. The two attackers have been 'neutralised' by police marksmen.

At least one of the men was dressed in Islamic clothing, according to French media reports.

A priest has been butchered by knifemen who cut his throat after bursting into a French church and taking hostages before being shot dead by police.
A priest has been butchered by knifemen who cut his throat after bursting into a French church and taking hostages before being shot dead by police
Between four and six people were being held by the assailants in Saint-Etienne-du-Rouvray, near the city of Rouen

Between four and six people were being held by the assailants in Saint-Etienne-du-Rouvray, near the city of Rouen

Footage from the scene shows emergency crews, including elite police squads, arriving at the Church of the Gambetta and one person being stretchered into an ambulance.

The clergyman, who has not yet been named, had his throat cut, said a spokesman for the Interior Ministry in Paris.

He said the two men rushed into the church via a back entrance during a morning service, soon after 9am.

Source :Mail online