French priest Father Jacques Hamel, who was murdered in an attack by two jihadists on his Catholic church in a Normandy town, will be laid to rest on Tuesday. Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve is expected to attend the funeral mass along with around 2,000 other mourners, however president François Hollande is not expected to attend. A big screen will be set up outside the cathedral to broadcast the service for those who cannot get inside. He will then be buried in a ceremony attended only by close family members, at a location which has not been revealed. The attack stunned France's religious communities, sparking fears of tensions in a country with a population of some five million Muslims.

Source: The Local August 02, 2016 06:00 UTC