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Killing of French police, partner a terrorist act: President Francois Hollande
French President Francois Hollande said Tuesday the killing of a policeman and his partner by a man claiming allegiance to the Islamic State group was `unquestionably a terrorist act`.
Magnanville: French President Francois Hollande said Tuesday the killing of a policeman and his partner by a man claiming allegiance to the Islamic State group was "unquestionably a terrorist act".
The couple were "murdered in cowardly fashion by a terrorist," Hollande told reporters after the overnight attack at the couple's home northwest of Paris, adding, "France is facing a very significant terrorist threat."