IS group claims attack that killed 85-year-old French priest

Wednesday, July 27, 2016

SAINT-ETIENNE-DU-ROUVRAY, France -- The Islamic State group crossed a new threshold Tuesday in its war against the West as two of its followers targeted a church in Normandy, slitting the throat of a priest celebrating Mass and using hostages as human shields before being shot by police.

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