President Francois Hollande: IS has declared war on France

French President Francois Hollande said that the self-proclaimed Islamic State (IS) terrorist group had declared war on France, Le Figaro newspaper reported.

French President Francois Hollande said that the self-proclaimed Islamic State (IS) terrorist group had declared war on France.

According to the French leader, his country needs to "wage war on IS with all available means." He called the hostage taking and killing of a priest in Saint-Etienne-du-Rouvray a "cowardly terrorist act."

On the morning of July 26, two men armed with knives stormed into a Catholic church and took five people hostage.

Rapid response team soldiers attacked the church and eliminated the criminals. Not before they killed the priest and injured the hostages.

The Amaq news agency, which has sources from IS, confirmed that the attackers supported the self-proclaimed "Islamic State" (IS). In early July, the terrorist group claimed responsibility for the attack in Nice on July 14.

According to Sputnik