Elderly priest killed and knifemen shot dead after attack on church in Normandy, France

By Nick Miller
Updated July 27 2016 - 10:20am, first published 6:30am
Priest identified as Father Jacques Hamel (right), 84, was killed by knifemen in a church in France. Photo: Supplied
Priest identified as Father Jacques Hamel (right), 84, was killed by knifemen in a church in France. Photo: Supplied

An elderly French Catholic priest has been butchered at his own altar by a pair of young attackers linked to Islamic State, who took a small morning congregation hostage.

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