Instant Alert: Nun: French church attackers forced the priest to kneel before killing him and filmed the encounter

MANAGE SUBSCRIPTIONS   |   UNSUBSCRIBE   |   VIEW ONLINE   Nun: French church attackers forced the priest to kneel before killing him and filmed the encounter by Sophie Louet on Jul 26, 2016, 2:33 PM Advertisement PARIS (Reuters) - The two attackers in a French church on Tuesday forced an elderly priest to kneel before killing him and also filmed the murder, a nun who escaped the scene said on French radio. The nun was one of several people taken hostage by the knifemen during a morning mass at the church in Saint-Etienne-du-Rouvray, near the northern city of Rouen. "They forced him to kneel and he tried to defend himself and that is how the drama started," the nun who gave her name as Sister Danielle told RMC radio, adding that she fled at the moment that one of the attackers killed the priest. SEE ALSO: 2 armed men who pledged allegiance to ISIS were shot dead after killing a priest in a church in France   Share the latest business news with your network: Email sent to:   |   Manage your email preferences   |   Unsubscribe Terms of Service   |   Privacy Policy Business Insider. 150 Fifth Avenue, New York, NY 10011