Prime Minister Manuel Valls has said the State must reinvent its relationship with the 'Islam of France'. Father Jacques Hamel was leading morning mass in the nearby industrial town of Saint-Etienne-du-Rouvray last Tuesday when the attackers stormed in, forced the 85-year-old to his knees and slit his throat while chanting in Arabic. Islamist militants have killed more than 200 people in France since January 2015. Today, Jacques, our brother, your brother, you have your answer: Our God of love and misery chose you to be at the service of others," she said. The service, which took place amid tight security, was to be followed by a private burial.

Source: Standard Digital August 02, 2016 12:56 UTC