'Islamic State' claims attack in France that killed Catholic priest of 85

A nun who escaped said she saw the attackers video themselves.

'Islamic State' claims attack in France that killed Catholic priest of 85

Two attackers slit the throat of an 85-year-old priest celebrating Mass in a French church, killing him and gravely injuring one of the few worshippers present before being shot to death by police.

A nun who escaped said she saw the attackers video themselves and "give a sermon in Arabic" around the altar at the church near Rouen in Normandy.

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