Abdel Malik Petitjean

France church attackers `smiled` and spoke of Quran

One of the jihadists who murdered an elderly French priest smiled as he carried out the attack, and nuns who witnessed the grisly murder said the killers spoke about the Quran.

Jul 30, 2016, 09:52 AM IST

Church attacker threatened France in new video

A jihadist involved in the brutal killing of an elderly priest pledged to attack France in a newly released video, as Catholic bishops called for a day of prayer in a nation shaken by the latest assault.

Jul 29, 2016, 09:25 AM IST

Second French church attacker formally identified: Prosecutors

The two men stormed into a church in the northern town of Saint-Etienne-du-Rouvray during morning mass Tuesday and slit the 86-year-old priest's throat at the altar before being gunned down by police.

Jul 28, 2016, 22:02 PM IST

France names second church attacker

French prosecutors on Thursday identified the second jihadist involved in the brutal killing of an elderly priest, as calls mounted for the prime minister and interior minister to resign after the latest terror attack.

Jul 28, 2016, 16:07 PM IST