Photonews Logo Photonews logo
  • Home
  • Pakistan
    • Punjab
    • Sindh
    • Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
    • Azad Jammu Kashmir
    • Balochistan
    • Gilgit – Baltistan
  • World
  • Business
  • Entertainment
  • Videos
    IShowSpeed Daniel La Belle race
    Videos

    IShowSpeed Beats Daniel La Belle in 40-Meter Race, Hits 41M Subscribers

    June 24, 2025 2 Min Read
    Cardi B new single Outside
    Videos

    Cardi B’s ‘Outside’ Single Sparks Buzz Over Offset and Stefon Diggs

    June 20, 2025 2 Min Read
    Squid Game Season 3
    Videos

    Squid Game Season 3: Final Trailer Unveils Epic Plot

    June 14, 2025 2 Min Read
  • Sports
  • Technology
  • Offbeat
  • Blog
  • Contact
Reading: Priest’s killers failed to divide France, says Macron
PhotoNews Pakistan PhotoNews Pakistan
Font ResizerAa
Search
  • Home
  • Pakistan
    • Punjab
    • Sindh
    • Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
    • Balochistan
    • Azad Jammu Kashmir
    • Gilgit – Baltistan
  • World
  • Business
  • Entertainment
  • Videos
  • Sports
  • Technology
  • Offbeat
  • Blog
  • Contact
Have an existing account? Sign In
Follow US
© 2022 Photonews. All Rights Reserved.
Priest's killers
PhotoNews Pakistan > Top News > Priest’s killers failed to divide France, says Macron
Top NewsWorld

Priest’s killers failed to divide France, says Macron

Web Desk
By Web Desk Published July 27, 2017 3 Min Read
Share
SHARE

Two teenagers, who murdered an elderly French priest a year ago after pledging loyalty to Daesh, failed to sow religious division, President Emmanuel Macron told a memorial service Wednesday.

Jacques Hamel, 85, was conducting mass in the northern town of Saint-Etienne-du-Rouvray, near Rouen, when the attackers burst in and slit his throat in front of five worshippers.

The gruesome attack caused widespread horror, coming two weeks after a radical used a truck to crush 86 people to death in the southern city of Nice.

In a video, the teenagers had sworn allegiance to Daesh.

At Wednesday’s memorial in Hamel’s small 16th-century church Macron hailed the solidarity shown by French Muslims after the attack – and the failure of Catholics to be provoked.

“The two terrorists thought they would sow a desire among French Catholics for revenge. They failed,” he said.

While assuring that the French state was “not out to combat any religion”, Macron added that every religion “has its part to play to ensure that hatred… never wins.”

He added, “It is a long battle, waged every day. Here, you won it.”

Three nuns and an elderly couple witnessed Hamel’s murder by Adel Kermiche and Abdel Malik Petitjean on a quiet midweek morning in July.

The 19-year-old killers, who had been on a terror watch list, were shot dead by police outside the church.

Hundreds of people, including relatives of Hamel, two government ministers, and representatives of the French Council for the Muslim Faith were packed in at Wednesday’s mass.

Outside, where Macron unveiled a large stainless steel disk inscribed with the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, an overflow crowd followed the proceedings on a giant screen.

Rouen Archbishop Dominique Lebrun, who led the ceremony, thanked the Muslim community for asking to be included in the commemorations.

Later Wednesday, after evening prayers, dozens of people went to pay their respects to the priest at his grave in a nearby cemetery, including representatives from the local Muslim community.

Two people have been charged over their suspected links to the attackers.

One is a cousin of Petitjean’s, whom investigators suspect knew of the plot to kill the priest.

Hamel, meanwhile, is on track to be beatified by the Vatican as a martyr – the first step towards sainthood. (AFP)

Share This Article
Facebook Twitter Pinterest Whatsapp Whatsapp LinkedIn Email Copy Link Print
Leave a comment

Leave a Reply Cancel reply

Your email address will not be published. Required fields are marked *

Advertisement

HBL Saving Made Easy
HBL Saving Made Easy

Recent Posts

Trump Tariffs Rate Chart Trump tariffs China

US Sets August 1, 2025, Tariff Deadline for Trade Partners, Says Bessent

Khamenei Ashura

Iran’s Ayatollah Khamenei Makes First Public Appearance Post-War at Ashura 2025

Sindh Building Control Authority

Another Lyari Building Declared Unsafe, Evacuation Ordered

Post Archives

More Popular from Photonews

Mobile Services Suspension Elections
Pakistan

Mobile Service Suspended in Several Cities on 9th Muharram

2 Min Read
Manchester City Al-Hilal
Sports

Manchester City Stunned by Al-Hilal in 4-3 Club World Cup Thriller

3 Min Read
Jack Quaid Heads of State
Entertainment

Jack Quaid Steals Spotlight in Heads of State 2025 Cameo

2 Min Read
Sports

PSG Crushes Inter Miami 4-0 in Club World Cup, Advances to Quarter-Finals

Paris Saint-Germain delivered a commanding 4-0 victory over Lionel Messi’s Inter Miami in the Club World…

June 30, 2025
Sports

Liverpool to Pay Diogo Jota’s Remaining 2 Years Contract to Family

On July 5, 2025, Liverpool FC announced it would pay the remaining two years of Diogo…

July 5, 2025
Pakistan

Pakistan Announces 10% Federal Salary Hike, 30% DRA in 2025 Budget

Pakistan’s Finance Ministry announced a 10% salary increase for federal employees and a 30% Disparity Reduction…

July 5, 2025
Entertainment

Ernestine Sclafani Slams Tom Brady-Sydney Sweeney Romance Rumors

Ernestine Sclafani, wife of Skip Bayless, dismissed rumours of a romance between Tom Brady and Sydney…

July 5, 2025
PhotoNews Pakistan

Always Stay Up to Date

Subscribe to our newsletter to get our newest articles instantly!

Categories

  • World
  • Pakistan
  • Punjab
  • Sindh
  • Khyber Pakhtunkhwa
  • Balochistan
  • Azad Jammu Kashmir

 

  • Top News
  • Business
  • Entertainment
  • Sports
  • Videos
  • Tech
  • Offbeat
  • Blog

© 2024 Phototnews
All Rights Reserved.

Welcome Back!

Sign in to your account

Lost your password?