Normandy church attack

[Puggit]

2 men with knives have taken hostages in a French church...

[Four Litre]

Any news on what they are up to? IRA, Buddist Monks, Christian Crusade?

[JulianPH]

Where is it being reported? I can't find anything.

[Esseesse]

http://www.itv.com/news/story/2016-07-26/armed-men...

ITV said:

Two men armed with knives have taken several people hostage in a church in a town in France's northern Normandy region, a police source said.

The source said between four and six people were being held by the assailants in Saint-Etienne-du-Rouvray.

[Oakey]

Meh, I'm reserving judgement, this doesn't seem like it'd fit the MO. Unless they expected more people they seem to have aimed a bit low with a priest, two nuns and two worshippers.

[Jockman]

http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/world-europe-36892785

[Sylvaforever]

http://reut.rs/2amSuv7

On reuters as well.

[Oakey]

JulianPH said:

Where is it being reported? I can't find anything.

Google > Normandy Church > News?

[PoleDriver]

Christian fundamentalists?

[red_slr]

Bodies coming out on sky to waiting ambulances.

[Zoon]

This is getting ridiculous now.

[Oakey]

They've been shot dead, the hostage takers

[Digga]

None expected the Spanish Inquisition!

[menguin]

Being reported now:

http://www.reuters.com/article/us-france-hostages-...

http://www.itv.com/news/update/2016-07-26/armed-me...

http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/2016/07/26/two-men...

[don'tbesilly]

Reports are suggesting they are escaped convicts

[JulianPH]

Well, they're dead now.

[Hoofy]

Former members of the Church of the Holy Otter? (You can't even find any info about that church online any more. )

Oakey said:

They've been shot dead, the hostage takers

I guess France are getting a bit fed up. Did they even bother negotiating with the criminals?

[Dan_1981]

don'tbesilly said:

Reports are suggesting they are escaped convicts

This is the problem now - every shooting, every stabbing, every incident is becoming front page news on the chance that it is possibly 'terrorism' related

[red_slr]

Oakey said:

They've been shot dead, the hostage takers

Good drills if that's the case.

[Sylvaforever]

Dan_1981 said:

don'tbesilly said:

Reports are suggesting they are escaped convicts

This is the problem now - every shooting, every stabbing, every incident is becoming front page news on the chance that it is possibly 'terrorism' related

Nothing quite like dying of ignorance