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1 hostage, 2 attackers, die as IS hits church

By Agencies in Paris | China Daily | Updated: 2016-07-27 07:30

Country is under a state of emergency in the wake of Nice attack which claimed 84 lives

Two attackers seized hostages on Tuesday in a church near the Normandy city of Rouen, killing a priest in his mid-80s by slitting the throat before being shot and killed by police, French officials said.

- Another person inside the church was seriously injured and is hovering between life and death, Interior Ministry spokesman Pierre-Henry Brandet said.

1 hostage, 2 attackers, die as IS hits church

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