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Muslims attend Catholic mass in France for murdered priest
10 years agoA catholic monk welcomes muslim worshippers in the Saint-Pierre-de-l’Ariane church, prior to a mass on July 31, 2016, in Nice, southeastern France. Muslims across France were invited to participate in Catholic Sunday service to mourn a priest whose murder by jihadist teenagers sparked fears of religious tension. Masses will be celebrated across the country in honour of octogenarian Father Jacques Hamel, whose throat was cut in his church on July 26, in the latest jihadist attack on France. JEAN CHRISTOPHE MAGNENET / AFP
Muslims across France yesterday attended Catholic Mass in a gesture of solidarity after the murder of a priest on Tuesday.