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| Woman killed in attack on retirement home in France, manhunt underway | Woman killed in attack on retirement home in France, manhunt underway |
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| At least one person has been murdered after an armed man stormed a retirement home for monks in Montpellier, France, on Thursday evening. Special police units cleared the building, but the suspect remains at large. | At least one person has been murdered after an armed man stormed a retirement home for monks in Montpellier, France, on Thursday evening. Special police units cleared the building, but the suspect remains at large. |
| The suspect apparently fled the missionaries’ retirement home after fatally stabbing a woman. The victim is believed to be the concierge who lived on the ground floor of the retirement home. A police source told Reuters that the woman contacted authorities before she was stabbed. | The suspect apparently fled the missionaries’ retirement home after fatally stabbing a woman. The victim is believed to be the concierge who lived on the ground floor of the retirement home. A police source told Reuters that the woman contacted authorities before she was stabbed. |
| The attacker, armed with a shotgun and a knife, entered the three-story nursing home compound at around 9:45pm local time. After the alarm was raised, police and rescue units arrived at the scene. | The attacker, armed with a shotgun and a knife, entered the three-story nursing home compound at around 9:45pm local time. After the alarm was raised, police and rescue units arrived at the scene. |
| A special intervention unit of the gendarmerie, the PSIG-Sabre, swept the premises. After inspecting all the floors of the property and its basements, the officers did not find the suspect, who was reportedly wearing a hoody. | A special intervention unit of the gendarmerie, the PSIG-Sabre, swept the premises. After inspecting all the floors of the property and its basements, the officers did not find the suspect, who was reportedly wearing a hoody. |
| Nursing home residents, some of whom are over 90 years old, were rescued and evacuated to safety, AFP reported. | Nursing home residents, some of whom are over 90 years old, were rescued and evacuated to safety, AFP reported. |
| The motives of the attacker remain unknown. | |
| The attack had “no link whatsoever to Islamic terrorism,” French public prosecutor Christophe Barret said, adding that a manhunt for the suspect is still underway at a news conference, according to Reuters. | |
| "For now, there is only one victim," Montpellier prosecutor Christophe Barret told AFP. "At this stage, there is no particular information on the motive of the crime.” | "For now, there is only one victim," Montpellier prosecutor Christophe Barret told AFP. "At this stage, there is no particular information on the motive of the crime.” |
| The nursing home belonging to Society of African Missions (SMA) was established in 1994 and is administered by Les Chenes Verts association. | The nursing home belonging to Society of African Missions (SMA) was established in 1994 and is administered by Les Chenes Verts association. |
| The mayor of the town of Montferrier-sur-Lez, Michel Fraysse (LR), told AFP that 60 former missionaries to Africa, as well as six or seven lay people, live at the home. | The mayor of the town of Montferrier-sur-Lez, Michel Fraysse (LR), told AFP that 60 former missionaries to Africa, as well as six or seven lay people, live at the home. |
| France, which remains under a state of emergency following the horrific November 13, 2015, attacks in Paris which left 130 people dead and hundreds wounded, already suffered an attack on a clergy member earlier this year. | France, which remains under a state of emergency following the horrific November 13, 2015, attacks in Paris which left 130 people dead and hundreds wounded, already suffered an attack on a clergy member earlier this year. |
| In July an 84-year-old Catholic priest was murdered by two Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS/ISIL) attackers during morning mass at the parish church in Saint Etienne-du-Rouvray, a suburb of Rouen. | In July an 84-year-old Catholic priest was murdered by two Islamic State (IS, formerly ISIS/ISIL) attackers during morning mass at the parish church in Saint Etienne-du-Rouvray, a suburb of Rouen. |