1 killed as armed man bursts into French missionaries' home

An armed man killed a woman with a knife after bursting into a home for retired missionaries in southern France, sources close to the investigation have said.

Armed police were hunting the man inside the home in Montferrier-sur-Lez near the city of Montpellier which is home to around 70 men and women who have served as missionaries in Africa. Authorities said it was a "criminal act".