Second attacker in French priest killing identified

French officials have identified the second man involved in the murder of a priest in a Normandy church during morning Mass.
Second attacker in French priest killing identified
Fri, 29 Jul, 2016 - 01:00

The French prosecutor’s office said he was Abdel-Malik Nabil Petitjean, 19, from eastern France.

He was spotted last month in Turkey as he supposedly headed to Syria but returned to France instead.

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