Two armed men who took hostages at a church near Rouen in northern France are now dead, police sources have said.
The hostage-takers were reported to have been holding between four and six people at the church in Saint-Etienne-du-Rouvray.
A priest and two sisters, as well as churchgoers, were among those held, local media said.
France 3 television said a number of shots had been heard. Police and the emergency services are at the scene.