The priest was found dead with his throat slit, and an 86-year-old worshipper had severe knife wounds, said Molins. French Prosecutor Francois Molins said that one of two jihadists who attacked a church in a Normandy town, and slit a priest’s throat, was 19-year-old Adel Kermiche. France extended the State of Emergency which was imposed following the 2015 Paris attacks. Two nuns and one worshipper then exited the church followed by the two attackers, one carrying a handgun, who charged police shouting “Allahu Akbar” (God is greatest). The most recent attacks before the Normandy was during the much celebrated Bastille day when a truck driver ploughed into a crowd of people leaving 84 people dead.

Source: Indian Express July 26, 2016 21:00 UTC