Normandy church attacker was 'bewitched' by Islamic State, mother tells media

By Nick Miller
Updated July 28 2016 - 5:33am, first published July 27 2016 - 10:36pm
Priest identified as Father Jacques Hamel (right), 84, was killed by knifemen in a church in France. Photo: Supplied
Priest identified as Father Jacques Hamel (right), 84, was killed by knifemen in a church in France. Photo: Supplied

Before the Charlie Hebdo attacks in Paris in January 2015, Adel Kermiche was a cheerful, music-loving and devout French teenager. But that terrorist atrocity, and the suspicion-filled aftermath, "acted like a detonator", his mother said.

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