Hamel died when his throat was slit by two men pledging allegiance to the Islamic State while he was saying Mass in his parish in Saint-Étienne-du-Rouvray on 26 July 2016.
Hamel died. His throat was slit by two men July 2016. His throat was pledging allegiance to the Islamic State. He was saying Mass in his parish in Saint-Étienne-du-Rouvray on 26 July 2016.