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French police formally identify second church attack suspect

French police formally identify second church attack suspect
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French police have formally identified the second suspect who attacked a Normandy church.

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French police have formally identified the second suspect who attacked a Normandy church.

Abdel-Malik Nabil Petitjean (19) from a town in eastern France, was known to security services as suspected of having Islamist militant links.

He is seen alongside his accomplice in a video, posted by the ISIL-affiliated Amaq news agency, pledging allegiance to the so-called Islamic State group.

More details to follow.

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