French Priest Attacker
- All
- News
-
Priest Shot Outside French Church, Suspect Arrested
An attacker armed with a sawn-off shotgun on Saturday wounded an Orthodox priest in a shooting in the French city of Lyon before fleeing, said a police source.
-
Teen Who Killed French Priest Buried In Family Crypt Outside Paris
One of the jihadists who murdered a French priest in July was buried in a Paris suburb, where his family owns a crypt, a local official said today. Adel Kermiche, 19, was shot dead by French police after he and another assailant attacked a church on July 26 in Saint-Etienne-du-Rouvroy in northern France, murdering priest Jacques Hamel and seriously...
-
Cousin Of Church Attacker Charged And Detained: Paris Prosecutor
A cousin of Abdel-Malik Nabil Petitjean, who was formally identified as one of the two men believed to have killed a French priest in a church last week, has been placed in preventive detention, the Paris prosecutor's office said on Sunday.
-
French Muslims Invited To Church To Mourn Priest
Muslims across France were invited to participate in Catholic ceremonies today to mourn a priest whose murder by jihadist teenagers sparked fears of religious tension.
-
Teen Released, 2 In Custody Following French Church Attack
A French official says a teenager detained following the killing of an 85-year-old priest by a pair of terrorist attackers in northwest France has been released.
-
French Church Attacker: From Troubled Childhood To Altar Killer
Adel Kermiche was an attention-seeking child whose behavioural problems frequently led him to a psychiatric hospital and later a specialist school. He died a coldblooded killer who slit the throat of an elderly French priest in the name of ISIS.
-
Second French Church Attacker Formally Identified: Prosecutors
French investigators have formally identified the second terrorist who attacked a church and killed a priest, a young man who was known to authorities after having tried to travel to Syria, a source in the prosecutor's office said today.
-
Donald Trump, After Attacks: 'France Is No Longer France'
Donald Trump responded to the murder of an elderly French priest, the latest in a string of jihadist attacks to rock the country, by saying Wednesday that "France is no longer France."
-
'A Good Man': Slain French Priest Jacques Hamel
From religious leaders to common parishioners, there was a singular refrain regarding the priest slain in his own church Tuesday by terrorists: Jacques Hamel was simply a good man.
-
French Religious Leaders Call For Reinforced Security After Church Attack
French religious leaders today called for authorities to boost security at places of worship after terrorists killed a priest in a Normandy church.
-
ISIS Says France Church Attackers Were Its 'Soldiers'
The ISIS said today that two assailants who stormed a church in France and killed an elderly priest were its "soldiers," an ISIS-linked news agency reported.
-
French Church Attackers 'Claimed To Be From' ISIS: Francois Hollande
French President Francois Hollande said today that two men who attacked a church and slit the throat of a priest had "claimed to be from Daesh", using the Arabic name for the ISIS.
-
Priest Killed In French Church Before Police Shoot Dead Hostage-Takers
Two attackers killed a priest with a blade and seriously wounded another hostage in a church in northern France on Tuesday before being shot dead by French police.
-
Vatican Condemns 'Barbarous Killing' Of Priest In France Hostage Situation
The Vatican today condemned the "barbarous killing" of a priest in a French church, saying Pope Francis was horrified by the news.
-
2 Attackers Killed, 1 Hostage Dead In France Church Attack
Two men armed with knives took several people hostage in a church in a town in France's northern Normandy region on Tuesday, a police source said.
-
Priest Shot Outside French Church, Suspect Arrested
An attacker armed with a sawn-off shotgun on Saturday wounded an Orthodox priest in a shooting in the French city of Lyon before fleeing, said a police source.
-
Teen Who Killed French Priest Buried In Family Crypt Outside Paris
One of the jihadists who murdered a French priest in July was buried in a Paris suburb, where his family owns a crypt, a local official said today. Adel Kermiche, 19, was shot dead by French police after he and another assailant attacked a church on July 26 in Saint-Etienne-du-Rouvroy in northern France, murdering priest Jacques Hamel and seriously...
-
Cousin Of Church Attacker Charged And Detained: Paris Prosecutor
A cousin of Abdel-Malik Nabil Petitjean, who was formally identified as one of the two men believed to have killed a French priest in a church last week, has been placed in preventive detention, the Paris prosecutor's office said on Sunday.
-
French Muslims Invited To Church To Mourn Priest
Muslims across France were invited to participate in Catholic ceremonies today to mourn a priest whose murder by jihadist teenagers sparked fears of religious tension.
-
Teen Released, 2 In Custody Following French Church Attack
A French official says a teenager detained following the killing of an 85-year-old priest by a pair of terrorist attackers in northwest France has been released.
-
French Church Attacker: From Troubled Childhood To Altar Killer
Adel Kermiche was an attention-seeking child whose behavioural problems frequently led him to a psychiatric hospital and later a specialist school. He died a coldblooded killer who slit the throat of an elderly French priest in the name of ISIS.
-
Second French Church Attacker Formally Identified: Prosecutors
French investigators have formally identified the second terrorist who attacked a church and killed a priest, a young man who was known to authorities after having tried to travel to Syria, a source in the prosecutor's office said today.
-
Donald Trump, After Attacks: 'France Is No Longer France'
Donald Trump responded to the murder of an elderly French priest, the latest in a string of jihadist attacks to rock the country, by saying Wednesday that "France is no longer France."
-
'A Good Man': Slain French Priest Jacques Hamel
From religious leaders to common parishioners, there was a singular refrain regarding the priest slain in his own church Tuesday by terrorists: Jacques Hamel was simply a good man.
-
French Religious Leaders Call For Reinforced Security After Church Attack
French religious leaders today called for authorities to boost security at places of worship after terrorists killed a priest in a Normandy church.
-
ISIS Says France Church Attackers Were Its 'Soldiers'
The ISIS said today that two assailants who stormed a church in France and killed an elderly priest were its "soldiers," an ISIS-linked news agency reported.
-
French Church Attackers 'Claimed To Be From' ISIS: Francois Hollande
French President Francois Hollande said today that two men who attacked a church and slit the throat of a priest had "claimed to be from Daesh", using the Arabic name for the ISIS.
-
Priest Killed In French Church Before Police Shoot Dead Hostage-Takers
Two attackers killed a priest with a blade and seriously wounded another hostage in a church in northern France on Tuesday before being shot dead by French police.
-
Vatican Condemns 'Barbarous Killing' Of Priest In France Hostage Situation
The Vatican today condemned the "barbarous killing" of a priest in a French church, saying Pope Francis was horrified by the news.
-
2 Attackers Killed, 1 Hostage Dead In France Church Attack
Two men armed with knives took several people hostage in a church in a town in France's northern Normandy region on Tuesday, a police source said.
