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Two hostage-takers killed by police at French church: police source
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A priest was killed on Tuesday after a hostage situation at a church near the northern French city of Rouen, a police source said.
The two hostage-takers were killed by police at the church, said the source.
The second hostage is fighting for life, said the source.
The French interior ministry said that two hostage-takers were "neutralised" in the attack in the town of Saint-Etienne-du-Rouvray.
French President Francois Hollande and Interior Minister Bernard Cazeneuve were on their way to the scene, their offices said.
The incident comes as France remains on high alert nearly two weeks after Tunisian Mohamed Lahouaiej Bouhlel mowed down a crowd of people celebrating Bastille Day in the southern city of Nice, killing 84 and injuring over 300.
The attack was the third major strike on France in 18 months and was claimed by the Islamic State group.
French Prime Minister Manuel Valls expressed his horror at what he called "a barbaric attack.
"The whole of France and all Catholics are wounded. We will stand together," he wrote on Twitter.
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