The correspondent of the RTL Frederic Veille reports that between four and six people were being held in a church of Saint Etienne du Rouvray in the northern Normandy region.
Prise d’otages dans une église de Saint Etienne du Rouvray ! Police GIPN et militaires mission vigipirate sur place pic.twitter.com/Wz1zbwHK5F
— frederic veille (@fredveille) 26 июля 2016 г.
Police and troops arrived at the scene.
Les pompiers arrivent sur place et annoncent plusieurs blessés Prise d’otages saint etienne du Rouvray @RTLFrance pic.twitter.com/DoRMJ1iNTg
— frederic veille (@fredveille) 26 июля 2016 г.
According to local media, two men have kidnapped the priest, two nuns and several worshipers.
The reasons behind the attack is not clear yet.
RTL correspondent reported from the scene via Twitter “many shots heard” and “several injured”.