A Catholic priest was killed on Monday in the French western region of Vendée, Interior Minister Gérald Darmanin announced on Twitter.
Darmanin stated “all his support to the Catholics of our country” and said he was headed to the site in Saint-Laurent-sur-Sèvre.
A suspect handed himself over to the police and said he had killed the priest, a source close to the case told AFP news agency.
The man, a Rwandan national, had before admitted setting the Nantes cathedral on fire in July 2020, the source added.
He had been placed in detention before being released under judicial supervision.
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