France hostage crisis: Terrorists kill priest, pledge allegiance to Islamic State

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French police officers stand guard in front of the Saint-Etienne-du-Rouvray's city hall, Normandy, France, after an attack on a church that left a priest dead, Tuesday, 26 July, 2016. Two attackers invaded a church Tuesday during morning Mass near the Normandy city of Rouen, killing an 84-year-old priest by slitting his throat and taking hostages before being shot and killed by police, French officials said. AP /Francois Mori

French police officers stand guard in front of the Saint-Etienne-du-Rouvray's city hall,...

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French soldiers stand guard near the scene of an attack in Saint-Etienne-du-Rouvray, Normandy, France, Tuesday, 26 July, 2016. Two attackers invaded a church Tuesday during morning Mass near the Normandy city of Rouen, killing an 84-year-old priest by slitting his throat and taking hostages before being shot and killed by police, French officials said. AP Photo/Francois Mori

French soldiers stand guard near the scene of an attack in Saint-Etienne-du-Rouvray, Normandy,...

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Police and rescue workers stand at the scene after two assailants had taken five people hostage in the church at Saint-Etienne-du -Rouvray near Rouen in Normandy, France, 26 July, 2016. 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. Reuters/Steve Bonet

Police and rescue workers stand at the scene after two assailants had taken five people hostage...

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In this grab made from video, French President Francois Hollande speaks with emergency services personnel after arriving at the scene of the hostage situation in Normandy, France, Tuesday, 26 July, 2016. Two attackers took hostages inside a French church during morning Mass on Tuesday in the Normandy town of Saint-Etienne-du-Rouvray, killing an 86-year-old priest by slitting his throat before being shot and killed by police, French officials said. The Islamic State group claimed responsibility for the attack. AP

In this grab made from video, French President Francois Hollande speaks with emergency services...

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In this grab made from video, French President Francois Hollande, center, and Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve speaks with a local man after arriving at the scene of the hostage situation in Normandy, France, Tuesday, 26 July, 2016. Two attackers took hostages inside a French church during morning Mass on Tuesday in the Normandy town of Saint-Etienne-du-Rouvray, killing an 86-year-old priest by slitting his throat before being shot and killed by police, French officials said. The Islamic State group claimed responsibility for the attack. AP

In this grab made from video, French President Francois Hollande, center, and Interior Minister...

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In this grab made from video, French President Francois Hollande shakes hands with police and security services personnel after arriving at the scene of the hostage situation in Saint-Etienne-du-Rouvray Normandy, France, Tuesday, 26 July, 2016. Two attackers took hostages inside a French church during morning Mass on Tuesday near the city of Rouen, killing an 86-year-old priest by slitting his throat before being shot and killed by police, French officials said. The Islamic State group claimed responsibility for the attack. AP

In this grab made from video, French President Francois Hollande shakes hands with police and...

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A policeman reacts as he secures a position in front of the city hall after two assailants had taken five people hostage in the church at Saint-Etienne-du -Rouvray near Rouen in Normandy, France, 26 July, 2016. 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. Reuters/Pascal Rossignol

A policeman reacts as he secures a position in front of the city hall after two assailants had...

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French police officers prevent the access to the scene of an attack in Saint Etienne du Rouvray, Normandy, France, Tuesday, 26 July, 2016. Two attackers invaded a church Tuesday during morning Mass near the Normandy city of Rouen, killing an 84-year-old priest by slitting his throat and taking hostages before being shot and killed by police, French officials said. AP/Francois Mori

French police officers prevent the access to the scene of an attack in Saint Etienne du Rouvray,...

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General view of the town of Saint-Etienne-du-Rouvray, Normandy, France, where a 84-year-old priest was murdered in a church, in background, during an attack, Tuesday, July 26, 2016. Two attackers invaded a church Tuesday during morning Mass near the Normandy city of Rouen, killing an 84-year-old priest by slitting his throat and taking hostages before being shot and killed by police, French officials said. (AP Photo/Francois Mori)

General view of the town of Saint-Etienne-du-Rouvray, Normandy, France, where a 84-year-old...

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