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From the Liveblog of Tuesday, July 26, 2016

Priest killed in French church attack named as Jacques Hamel, 84

26 July 2016, 2:18 pm

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The priest killed during a hostage-taking at his church in the northern French town of Saint-Etienne-du-Rouvray is named by the archbishop of a nearby city as 84-year-old Jacques Hamel.

Sources close to the investigation say the attackers slit the priest’s throat.

French police officers and firemen 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. (AFP PHOTO/CHARLY TRIBALLEAU) — French police officers and firemen 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. (AFP PHOTO/CHARLY TRIBALLEAU)

— AFP

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