Two men entered the church in Saint-Etienne-du-Rouvray, a suburb of Rouen, during morning mass at about 09:25 local time.

Inside was the priest - 86-year-old Father Jacques Hamel - as well as three nuns and two parishioners, according to prosecutor Francois Molins.
One of the nuns, Sister Danielle, said the men, armed with knives, forced the priest to his knees before cutting his throat.

Media captionA nun who was in the church has described the horror of the attack

"They recorded it," she told French radio. "It was like they were performing a sermon in Arabic around the altar. It was horrific."
While they were attacking the priest, Sister Danielle was able to escape and raise the alarm.

When police arrived they tried to negotiate with the attackers, whom Mr Molins said had lined up three hostages in front of the door as human shields to prevent police storming the church.

The three - two nuns and one parishioner - exited the church, followed by the attackers, one of whom was carrying a gun, who charged police shouting "Allahu akbar", Mr Molins added. The pair were shot dead by police.

One of the attackers had fake explosives in a backpack. It would take hours for police to ensure the area was safe.

Source: http://www.bbc.com/news/world-europe-36900761?post_id=10207688138335877_10207688138575883#_=_

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