Posts Tagged ‘Saint-Etienne-du-Rouvray’

Four convicted in Islamic State killing of French priest

Monday, March 14th, 2022

Four men were convicted in Paris of terrorist conspiracy after the murder of a Catholic priest in a Normandy church in 2016, an attack claimed by the Islamic State group. The four were handed sentences of between eight years and life in prison over the attack on Father Jacques Hamel, 85. Fr Hamel was stabbed Read more

France Charges Third Man Linked to Priest Murder

Tuesday, August 16th, 2016

French prosecutors filed preliminary charges of terrorism against a third man detained on suspicion of collaborating in last month’s murder of Fr Jaques Hamel, a French priest, suggesting the slaying was the work of a broader group of Islamic State followers. The 21-year-old was detained Monday in the area of Toulouse, a city 500 miles Read more