French officials say the two attackers in the incident have been killed by police after a brief standoff.
France Church Attack

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French soldiers stand guard as they prevent the access to the scene of an attack in Saint Etienne du Rouvray, Normandy, France on July 26, 2016.

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Police and rescue workers stand at the scene after two assailants had taken five people hostage in the church at Saint-Etienne-du -Rouvray near Rouen in Normandy, France on July 26, 2016. Two attackers killed a priest with a blade and seriously wounded another hostage in a church in northern France on Tuesday before being shot dead by French police.

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Police and rescue workers stand at the scene after two assailants had taken five people hostage in the church at Saint-Etienne-du -Rouvray near Rouen in Normandy, France on July 26, 2016.

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In this grab made from video, police officers close off a road during a hostage situation in Normandy, France on July 26, 2016.