Officials use DNA to identify second Normandy church attacker

French officials have identified the second man involved in the murder of a priest in a Normandy church.

Officials use DNA to identify second Normandy church attacker
Thu, 28 Jul, 2016 - 10:07

French officials have identified the second man involved in the murder of a priest in a Normandy church.

The French prosecutors' office said DNA tests show he was Abdel-Malik Nabil Petit Jean, a 19-year-old born in the eastern Vosges region of France.

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