Article 5N3ZE French police question man who reportedly admitted killing priest

French police question man who reportedly admitted killing priest

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Kim Willsher in Paris
from World news | The Guardian on (#5N3ZE)

Father Olivier Maire had offered a home to the accused who was awaiting trial for cathedral arson

A man is being questioned by police after he reportedly admitted killing a priest who had offered him a home while awaiting trial for arson.

The suspect walked into a gendarmerie in the Vendee in western France on Monday morning and allegedly told officers he had killed the cleric, the head of a Catholic religious order.

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