A priest has been beheaded and another critically wounded in a terrorist attack at a church in northern France . The two knife - wielding attackers had pledged allegiance to ISIS , with one being a convicted " electronic tag wearing " terrorist along with his parents . Both the attackers were killed by police at the scene of the crime . French President Francois Hollande said : " We must fight this war by all means , while respecting the rule of law - what makes us a democracy . "
A priest has been beheaded and another critically injured in a terrorist attack at a church in northern France. The two knife-wielding attackers had pledged allegiance to ISIS, with one being a convicted "electronic tag wearing" terrorist living with his parents. Both the attackers were killed by police at the scene of the crime. French President Francois Hollande said: "We must fight this war by all means, while respecting the rule of law - what makes us a democracy."