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| Hostage takers kill at least 1 at French church, priest's throat reportedly slit | |
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| A priest has been killed during a hostage situation at a church in northern France, according to a police source. The two attackers slit his throat, police sources told Reuters. | |
| Both attackers have been killed by police, an interior ministry spokesman confirmed to Reuters. The Paris anti-terrorist prosecutor is launching an investigation into the church attack and hostage-taking situation, the spokesman added. | |
| LIVE FEED from hostage scene in Rouvray, France | |
| According to Le Point, one of the worshippers has also been killed. Police have so far only officially confirmed the death of one hostage, who was "killed with a blade." | |
| The attackers held four to six people, local police source told Reuters. | |
| Firefighters, along with SWAT and anti-terror units, came to the scene, and said that there were several people wounded in the attack, RTL France media outlet said. | Firefighters, along with SWAT and anti-terror units, came to the scene, and said that there were several people wounded in the attack, RTL France media outlet said. |
| "Don't break the security perimeter to take photos/videos, you're interfering with the police work," local police warned on Twitter. | "Don't break the security perimeter to take photos/videos, you're interfering with the police work," local police warned on Twitter. |
| Local media say that a female worshipper alerted the police. | Local media say that a female worshipper alerted the police. |
| French President Francois Hollande is on his way to the site of the attack, according to an official statement from Elysee Palace. Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve is also headed to the scene of the hostage-taking, the ministry said. | |
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