French President Francois Hollande said that hostage crisis in northern Normandy region is a terrorist attack, the two knifemen had links with Daesh.


Earlier in�the day, two armed men took five people hostage at�the Saint-Etienne-du-Rouvray church in�the Seine-Maritime commune.

According to�the France Info news outlet, both attackers have been killed by�the law enforcement.

The BFMTV broadcaster later reported that the dead hostage was a priest.

Visitint the scene of�the attack Francois Hollande said that two man 'claimed to�be Daesh'.

The president also expresses support to�catholics in�France sying that'all catholics were attacked'.

Earlier, Pope Francis has expressed his horror at�the 'barbaric killing' of�the priest during�the incident.

"The pope� shares the pain and horror of�this absurd violence," Vatican spokesman Federico Lombardi said as�cited by�AFP, adding that the attack created "immense pain and worry".

By Sputnik News