FRANCE-ATTACK-CHURCH-HOSTAGE(01 of25)
Open Image ModalA police officer stands guard on July 26, 2016 in front of the Saint-Etienne church of Saint-Etienne-du-Rouvray, where a priest was killed earlier today in the latest of a string of attacks against Western targets claimed by or blamed on the Islamic State jihadist group.\nFrench President Francois Hollande said that two men who attacked a church and slit the throat of a priest had \'claimed to be from Daesh\', using the Arabic name for the Islamic State group. Police said they killed two hostage-takers in the attack in the Normandy town of Saint-Etienne-du-Rouvray, 125 kilometres (77 miles) north of Paris. / AFP / CHARLY TRIBALLEAU (Photo credit should read CHARLY TRIBALLEAU/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:CHARLY TRIBALLEAU via Getty Images)
FRANCE-ATTACK-CHURCH-HOSTAGE(02 of25)
Open Image ModalPolice officers stand guard on July 26, 2016 in front of Saint-Etienne-du-Rouvray church, where a priest was killed earlier today in the latest of a string of attacks against Western targets claimed by or blamed on the Islamic State jihadist group.\nFrench President Francois Hollande said that two men who attacked a church and slit the throat of a priest had \'claimed to be from Daesh\', using the Arabic name for the Islamic State group. Police said they killed two hostage-takers in the attack in the Normandy town of Saint-Etienne-du-Rouvray, 125 kilometres (77 miles) north of Paris. / AFP / CHARLY TRIBALLEAU (Photo credit should read CHARLY TRIBALLEAU/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:CHARLY TRIBALLEAU via Getty Images)
FRANCE-ATTACK-CHURCH-HOSTAGE(03 of25)
Open Image ModalPolice officers stand guard on July 26, 2016 near Saint-Etienne-du-Rouvray church, where a priest was killed earlier today in the latest of a string of attacks against Western targets claimed by or blamed on the Islamic State jihadist group.\nFrench President Francois Hollande said that two men who attacked a church and slit the throat of a priest had \'claimed to be from Daesh\', using the Arabic name for the Islamic State group. Police said they killed two hostage-takers in the attack in the Normandy town of Saint-Etienne-du-Rouvray, 125 kilometres (77 miles) north of Paris. / AFP / CHARLY TRIBALLEAU (Photo credit should read CHARLY TRIBALLEAU/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:CHARLY TRIBALLEAU via Getty Images)
FRANCE-ATTACK-CHURCH-HOSTAGE(04 of25)
Open Image ModalFrench police officers and fire engine arrive at the scene of a hostage-taking at a church in Saint-Etienne-du-Rouvray, northern France, on July 26, 2016 that left the priest dead.\nA priest was killed on July 26 when men armed with knives seized hostages at a church near the northern French city of Rouen, a police source said. Police said they killed two hostage-takers in the attack in the Normandy town of Saint-Etienne-du-Rouvray, 125 kilometres (77 miles) north of Paris.\n\n / AFP / CHARLY TRIBALLEAU (Photo credit should read CHARLY TRIBALLEAU/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:CHARLY TRIBALLEAU via Getty Images)
FRANCE-ATTACK-CHURCH-HOSTAGE(05 of25)
Open Image ModalA French police officer stands guard by Saint-Etienne-du-Rouvray\'s city hall following a hostage-taking at a church in Saint-Etienne-du-Rouvray, northern France, on July 26, 2016 that left the priest dead.\nA priest was killed on July 26 when men armed with knives seized hostages at a church near the northern French city of Rouen, a police source said. Police said they killed two hostage-takers in the attack in the Normandy town of Saint-Etienne-du-Rouvray, 125 kilometres (77 miles) north of Paris.\n\n / AFP / CHARLY TRIBALLEAU (Photo credit should read CHARLY TRIBALLEAU/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:CHARLY TRIBALLEAU via Getty Images)
FRANCE-ATTACK-CHURCH-HOSTAGE(06 of25)
Open Image ModalThis photo taken on July 26, 2016 shows behind the Saint-Etienne church of Saint-Etienne-du-Rouvray, blocked by police following an attack by two knife-wielding men. \nFrench President Francois Hollande that two men who attacked a church and slit the throat of a priest had \'claimed to be from Daesh\', using the Arabic name for the Islamic State group. Police said they killed two hostage-takers in the attack in the Normandy town of Saint-Etienne-du-Rouvray, 125 kilometres (77 miles) north of Paris. / AFP / MATTHIEU ALEXANDRE (Photo credit should read MATTHIEU ALEXANDRE/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:MATTHIEU ALEXANDRE via Getty Images)
FRANCE-ATTACK-CHURCH-HOSTAGE(07 of25)
Open Image ModalFrench President Francois Hollande (R) stands by members of the RAID, the French national police intervention group, as he arrives in Saint-Etienne-du-Rouvray after a hostage-taking at a church of the town on July 26, 2016 that left the priest dead.\nFrench President Francois Hollande that two men who attacked a church and slit the throat of a priest had \'claimed to be from Daesh\', using the Arabic name for the Islamic State group. Police said they killed two hostage-takers in the attack in the Normandy town of Saint-Etienne-du-Rouvray, 125 kilometres (77 miles) north of Paris.\n\n / AFP / POOL / Boris MASLARD (Photo credit should read BORIS MASLARD/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:BORIS MASLARD via Getty Images)
FRANCE-ATTACK-CHURCH(08 of25)
Open Image ModalThis photo taken on July 26, 2016 shows a partial view of the Saint-Etienne church in the Normandy city of Saint-Etienne-du-Rouvray where a priest was killed today in the latest of a string of attacks against Western targets claimed by or blamed on the Islamic State jihadist group.\nFrench President said that two men who attacked a church and slit the throat of a priest had \'claimed to be from Daesh\', using the Arabic name for the Islamic State group. Police said they killed two hostage-takers in the attack in the Normandy town of Saint-Etienne-du-Rouvray, 125 kilometres (77 miles) north of Paris. / AFP / CHARLY TRIBALLEAU (Photo credit should read CHARLY TRIBALLEAU/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:CHARLY TRIBALLEAU via Getty Images)
FRANCE-ATTACK-CHURCH(09 of25)
Open Image ModalFrench policemen stand in a street during a search in a house on July 26, 2016 in the Normandy city of Saint-Etienne du Rouvray after a priest was killed in the latest of a string of attacks against Western targets claimed by or blamed on the Islamic State jihadist group.\nFrench President said that two men who attacked a church and slit the throat of a priest had \'claimed to be from Daesh\', using the Arabic name for the Islamic State group. Police said they killed two hostage-takers in the attack in the Normandy town of Saint-Etienne-du-Rouvray, 125 kilometres (77 miles) north of Paris. / AFP / MATTHIEU ALEXANDRE (Photo credit should read MATTHIEU ALEXANDRE/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:MATTHIEU ALEXANDRE via Getty Images)
FRANCE-ATTACK-CHURCH(10 of25)
Open Image ModalThis photo taken on July 26, 2016 shows a partial view of the Saint-Etienne church in the Normandy city of Saint-Etienne-du-Rouvray where a priest was killed today in the latest of a string of attacks against Western targets claimed by or blamed on the Islamic State jihadist group.\nFrench President said that two men who attacked a church and slit the throat of a priest had \'claimed to be from Daesh\', using the Arabic name for the Islamic State group. Police said they killed two hostage-takers in the attack in the Normandy town of Saint-Etienne-du-Rouvray, 125 kilometres (77 miles) north of Paris. / AFP / MATTHIEU ALEXANDRE (Photo credit should read MATTHIEU ALEXANDRE/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:MATTHIEU ALEXANDRE via Getty Images)
FRANCE-ATTACK-CHURCH-TRIBUTE(11 of25)
Open Image ModalA woman prays in Saint-Jerome church in Toulouse, southwestern France on July 26, 2016, during a mass in tribute to the victims of the attack in the Normandy city of Saint-Etienne du Rouvray\'s church in which a priest was killed in the latest of a string of attacks against Western targets claimed by or blamed on the Islamic State jihadist group.\nFrench President said that two men who attacked a church and slit the throat of a priest had \'claimed to be from Daesh\', using the Arabic name for the Islamic State group. Police said they killed two hostage-takers in the attack in the Normandy town of Saint-Etienne-du-Rouvray, 125 kilometres (77 miles) north of Paris. / AFP / ERIC CABANIS (Photo credit should read ERIC CABANIS/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:ERIC CABANIS via Getty Images)
FRANCE-ATTACK-CHURCH-TRIBUTE(12 of25)
Open Image ModalA woman prays in Saint-Jerome church in Toulouse, southwestern France on July 26, 2016, during a mass in tribute to the victims of the attack in the Normandy city of Saint-Etienne du Rouvray\'s church in which a priest was killed in the latest of a string of attacks against Western targets claimed by or blamed on the Islamic State jihadist group.\nFrench President said that two men who attacked a church and slit the throat of a priest had \'claimed to be from Daesh\', using the Arabic name for the Islamic State group. Police said they killed two hostage-takers in the attack in the Normandy town of Saint-Etienne-du-Rouvray, 125 kilometres (77 miles) north of Paris. / AFP / ERIC CABANIS (Photo credit should read ERIC CABANIS/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:ERIC CABANIS via Getty Images)
FRANCE-ATTACK-CHURCH(13 of25)
Open Image ModalA French soldier patrols in front of the Notre-Dame cathedral on July 26, 2016 in Paris, before a mass in memory of a priest killed earlier today in the Normandy city of Saint-Etienne-du-Rouvray, in the latest of a string of attacks against Western targets claimed by or blamed on the Islamic State jihadist group.\nFrench President Francois Hollande said that two men who attacked a church and slit the throat of a priest had \'claimed to be from Daesh\', using the Arabic name for the Islamic State group. Police said they killed two hostage-takers in the attack in the Normandy town of Saint-Etienne-du-Rouvray, 125 kilometres (77 miles) north of Paris. / AFP / GEOFFROY VAN DER HASSELT (Photo credit should read GEOFFROY VAN DER HASSELT/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:GEOFFROY VAN DER HASSELT via Getty Images)
FRANCE-ATTACK-CHURCH(14 of25)
Open Image ModalA French soldier and people walk in front of French flags and messages displayed at the place de la Republique\'s monument in Paris, on July 26, 2016 after a priest was killed in the Normandy city of Saint-Etienne-du-Rouvray in the latest of a string of attacks against Western targets claimed by or blamed on the Islamic State jihadist group.\nOne of the two attackers who stormed a church in France and slit a priest\'s throat on July 26 had been charged with terror links and held before being freed on bail, a source close to the investigation said. / AFP / GEOFFROY VAN DER HASSELT (Photo credit should read GEOFFROY VAN DER HASSELT/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:GEOFFROY VAN DER HASSELT via Getty Images)
FRANCE-ATTACK-CHURCH(15 of25)
Open Image ModalEpiscopal vicar Jean Rouet speaks during a mass at the Blessed Sacrament chapel of Notre-Dame church on July 26, 2016 in Bordeaux, in memory of a priest killed earlier today in the Normandy city of Saint-Etienne-du-Rouvray, in the latest of a string of attacks against Western targets claimed by or blamed on the Islamic State jihadist group.\nFrench President Francois Hollande said that two men who attacked a church and slit the throat of a priest had \'claimed to be from Daesh\', using the Arabic name for the Islamic State group. Police said they killed two hostage-takers in the attack in the Normandy town of Saint-Etienne-du-Rouvray, 125 kilometres (77 miles) north of Paris. / AFP / Mehdi FEDOUACH (Photo credit should read MEHDI FEDOUACH/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:MEHDI FEDOUACH via Getty Images)
FRANCE-ATTACK-CHURCH(16 of25)
Open Image ModalA person holds a document reading \'Prayer for peace\' during a mass at the Blessed Sacrament chapel of Notre-Dame church on July 26, 2016 in Bordeaux, in memory of a priest killed earlier today in the Normandy city of Saint-Etienne-du-Rouvray, in the latest of a string of attacks against Western targets claimed by or blamed on the Islamic State jihadist group.\nFrench President Francois Hollande said that two men who attacked a church and slit the throat of a priest had \'claimed to be from Daesh\', using the Arabic name for the Islamic State group. Police said they killed two hostage-takers in the attack in the Normandy town of Saint-Etienne-du-Rouvray, 125 kilometres (77 miles) north of Paris. / AFP / Mehdi FEDOUACH (Photo credit should read MEHDI FEDOUACH/AFP/Getty Images) (credit:MEHDI FEDOUACH via Getty Images)
France Hostage Taking(17 of25)
Open Image ModalGeneral view of the church where a 84-year-old priest was murdered in an attack in Saint-Etienne-du-Rouvray, Normandy, France, Tuesday, July 26, 2016. Two attackers invaded a church Tuesday during morning Mass near the Normandy city of Rouen, killing an 84-year-old priest by slitting his throat and taking hostages before being shot and killed by police, French officials said. (AP Photo/Francois Mori) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
France Hostage Taking(18 of25)
Open Image ModalFrench police officers stand guard in front of the Saint-Etienne-du-Rouvray\'s city hall, Normandy, France, after an attack on a church that left a priest dead, Tuesday, July 26, 2016. Two attackers invaded a church Tuesday during morning Mass near the Normandy city of Rouen, killing an 84-year-old priest by slitting his throat and taking hostages before being shot and killed by police, French officials said. (AP Photo/Francois Mori) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
France Hostage Taking(19 of25)
Open Image ModalThis July 23, 2016 mobile phone image released by Cindy Aubree shows French Priest Jacques Hamel. Priest Jacques Hamel was killed on Tuesday, July 26 when two attackers slit the throat of the priest who was celebrating Mass Saint-Etienne-du-Rouvray, in France, killing him and gravely injured another of the handful of church-goers present before being shot to death by police. The Islamic State group claimed responsibility for the first attack in a church in the West. ( Cindy Aubree via AP) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
-France Hostage Taking(20 of25)
Open Image ModalThis is an undated image of French Priest Jacques Hamel made available by the Catholic Diocese if Rouen in France on Tuesday July 26, 2016. Priest Jacques Hamel was killed on Tuesday when two attackers slit the throat of the 86-year-old priest who was celebrating Mass Saint-Etienne-du-Rouvray, in France, killing him and gravely injured another of the handful of church-goers present before being shot to death by police. The Islamic State group claimed responsibility for the first attack in a church in the West. (Doicese of Rouen via AP) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
France Hostage Taking(21 of25)
Open Image ModalThis Saturday July 23, 2016 mobile phone image released by by Cindy Aubree shows French Priest Jacques Hame. Priest Jacques Hamel was killed on Tuesday, July 26 when two attackers slit the throat of the priest who was celebrating Mass Saint-Etienne-du-Rouvray, in France, killing him and gravely injured another of the handful of church-goers present before being shot to death by police. The Islamic State group claimed responsibility for the first attack in a church in the West. ( Cindy Aubree via AP) (credit:ASSOCIATED PRESS)
EUROPE-ATTACKS/FRANCE(22 of25)
Open Image ModalFrench police stand guard near the church in Saint-Etienne-du-Rouvray, France, where French priest, Father Jacques Hamel, was killed with a knife and another hostage seriously wounded in an attack on the church that was carried out by assailants linked to Islamic State, July 26, 2016. REUTERS/Pascal Rossignol (credit:Pascal Rossignol / Reuters)
EUROPE-ATTACKS/FRANCE(23 of25)
Open Image ModalA French policeman stand guard near the church in Saint-Etienne-du-Rouvray, France, where French priest, Father Jacques Hamel, was killed with a knife and another hostage seriously wounded in an attack on the church that was carried out by assailants linked to Islamic State, July 26, 2016. REUTERS/Pascal Rossignol (credit:Pascal Rossignol / Reuters)
EUROPE-ATTACKS/FRANCE(24 of25)
Open Image ModalFrench police stand guard near the church in Saint-Etienne-du-Rouvray, France, where French priest, Father Jacques Hamel, was killed with a knife and another hostage seriously wounded in an attack on the church that was carried out by assailants linked to Islamic State, July 26, 2016. REUTERS/Pascal Rossignol (credit:Pascal Rossignol / Reuters)
EUROPE-ATTACKS/FRANCE(25 of25)
Open Image ModalFrench police stand guard near the church in Saint-Etienne-du-Rouvray, France, where French priest, Father Jacques Hamel, was killed with a knife and another hostage seriously wounded in an attack on the church that was carried out by assailants linked to Islamic State, July 26, 2016. REUTERS/Pascal Rossignol (credit:Pascal Rossignol / Reuters)