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An elderly priest in his mid-80s was killed with a knife and another hostage seriously wounded on Tuesday in an attack on a church in northern France carried out by assailants linked to Islamic State.
The IS news agency Amaq said two of its "soldiers" had carried out the attack.
#ISIS 'Amaq corrected the date of the Arabic report for #Normandy #France church attack & released report in English pic.twitter.com/yyJ60ZN26T
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The Archbishop of Rouen identified the slain priest as Father Jacques Hamel, allegedly he was 84.
See also: France church attack: attackers shouted "Allahu akbar"
