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French police formally identify second church attack suspect

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

France

Notre Dame Mass commemorates slain priest Jacques Hamel

The French president and prime minister attended a service in Notre Dame cathedral on Wednesday (July 27) the day after two militants murdered 85-year-old priest Jacques Hamel in a Normandy…

France

France must 'do everything to defend the Republic' in wake of attacks

The wave of attacks in France is not only ramping up pressure on Francois Hollande’s government over security – it’s also putting inter-faith unity in the…

World News

'World is at war', Pope on recent attacks

Pope Francis has said that the recent string of attacks, including the killing of a French priest, was proof the 'world is at war' but 'not a war of religions'.

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France

French interior minister says jailing suspects counterproductive

Locals in the Normandy village of Saint-Etienne-du-Rouvray are struggling to come to terms with Tuesday’s (July 26) tragedy when two knifemen interrupted a church service and brutally murdered the eld

France

Priest killer was "under surveillance" yet still attacked French church

Shocked residents in Saint Etienne du Rouvray in Normandy have paid their respects with candles and flowers after the brutal killing of a catholic priest.

France

France demonstrates solidarity after second terror attack in two weeks

France is reeling from a second terror attack in under two weeks.

France

Normandy church assailant identified as Adel Kermiche

One of the two Normandy church knifemen has been formally identified as Adel Kermiche, according to the Paris prosecutor leading the investigation.

Europe News

Terrorism expert calls latest attack a direct attack on rural, Catholic France

Belgian terror expert says latest attack in France is a direct attack on rural, Catholic France

Europe News

Latest attack in France provokes rural, Catholic France, says expert Didier Leroy

The latest terrorist attack in France is highly symbolic as it directly targets a Christian place of worship but it is not the start of a religious war, says Belgian researcher Didier Leroy.

Germany

Bavarian governor calls for improved security following series of violent attacks

Germans are seeking answers following four violent attacks on civilians in the space of a week.

France

Vatican condemns 'barbarous killing' of priest in French church

The Vatican has condemned what it called the “barbarous killing” of a Catholic priest with a knife in a French church.

France

ISIL says its 'soldiers' murdered elderly priest in French church attack

The group calling itself Islamic State (ISIL) says two of its “soldiers” carried out a church attack in the French region of Normandy in which a priest was murdered and worshippers taken…

World

Blood on the streets of Germany: four attacks in eight days

An axe, a gun, a machete, and a bomb: all weapons used on the streets of Germany over the past week.

France

Attack in Nice: Two more people arrested

Two more people have been arrested in connection with the attacker in Nice who killed 84 people in the coastal city on July 14.

Germany

Police claim evidence linking Ansbach bomber to ISIL

The German authorities claim to have found a video in which the suspected Ansbach bomber pledges allegiance to ISIL militants.

Japan

Deadly knife attack in Japan leaves 19 dead at a care home for the disabled

At least 19 people have been killed and another 26 injured some of them seriously at a residential care centre for the disabled in Japan.

Japan

Fifteen killed in knife attack at home for disabled in Japan

At least 15 people have been killed by a man wielding a knife at a residential care centre for the disabled in the Japanese city of Sagamihara, which lies just south of…

Germany

Germany increases security at railway stations and airports

Germany’s interior minister says he has ordered increased security at airports and train stations after four violent attacks in less than a week.

United Kingdom

Alleged gay serial killer facing seven new rape charges

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