Priest killer buried in France

AFP, PONTOISE, France: One of the jihadists who murdered a French priest in July was buried in a Paris suburb, where his family owns a crypt, a local official said on Saturday.
Adel Kermiche, 19, was shot dead by French police after he and another assailant attacked a church on July 26 in Saint-Etienne-du-Rouvroy in northern France, murdering priest Jacques Hamel and seriously injuring another hostage. On Friday evening, Kermiche was buried in a discreet funeral in the Muslim section of a multi-faith cemetery in the Puiseux-Pontoise suburb northwest of Paris.
“All we did was strictly apply the law. The family owns a crypt in the cemetery, and the... law guarantees the right to be buried, regardless of the circumstances surrounding the person’s death,” a local official said.
France has wrestled with the conundrum of where to bury the jihadists behind a string of deadly attacks in recent months.

 

Priest killer buried in France

AFP, PONTOISE, France: One of the jihadists who murdered a French priest in July was buried in a Paris suburb, where his family owns a crypt, a local official said on Saturday. Adel Kermiche, 19, was shot dead by French police after he and another assailant attacked a church on July 26 in Saint-Etienne-du-Rouvroy in northern France, murdering priest Jacques Hamel and seriously injuring another hostage. On Friday evening, Kermiche was buried in a discreet funeral in the Muslim section of a multi-faith cemetery in the Puiseux-Pontoise suburb northwest of Paris. All we did was strictly apply the law. The family owns a crypt in the cemetery, and the... law guarantees the right to be buried, regardless of the circumstances surrounding the persons death, a local official said. France has wrestled with the conundrum of where to bury the jihadists behind a string of deadly attacks in recent months.