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26, July 2016
France: 3 killed after knife-wielding men took a number of people hostage 0
At least three people have been killed after two knife-wielding men took a number of people hostage at a church in northern France, police say.
According to police sources, between four and six people were held by the assailants at the church in the Saint-Etienne-du-Rouvray town of France’s northern Normandy region on Tuesday before security forces intervened and put an end to the hostage situation.