Killing of French police, partner a terrorist act: President Francois Hollande

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."