ISIS claims responsibility for attack on church in France.
An extremist group has claimed responsibility for the attack on a church in Saint Etienne du Rouvray, in northern France; a priest was killed and two attackers were shot dead by security forces; according to the Islamic State, the attack was carried out by "two soldiers" of the cause; President François Hollande condemned the attack and said that the country is at war against terror; "We are once again facing a test, the threat is very high," he said.
Agência Brasil, with information from Ansa - The Islamic State claimed responsibility for the attack that occurred this morning (26) in a church in Saint Etienne du Rouvray, in Northern France. A priest was killed and two attackers died in the attack. The information was released by the Amaq news agency – considered the official representation of the terrorist group in the media. According to the Islamic State, the attack was carried out by "two soldiers" of the cause.
French President François Hollande condemned the attack this morning. He had previously attributed the action to the Islamic State.
"We are once again facing a test, the threat is very high," he said, adding that this is "a war to be waged on all fronts, within the framework of respect for rights." "The terrorists want to divide us," he concluded.
During his visit to the site, the French president also expressed the government's solidarity and compassion to the families of the victims and to all Catholics in the country.