“Police have shot two men who took a priest and several others hostage at knifepoint at a church in north-western France.”
“The men cut the priest’s throat before being “neutralised,” police said.”
“The men’s motives are unknown.”
Well, duh!
The men are Muslims on jihad, and this is an example of Islamic terrorism.
Curchplace Violins. Religous Cleansing.
Could be "right wing gun nuts".
It's just hard to tell.