The centre of the southern French city of Toulouse was cordoned off on Friday morning after a man left a 'suspicious package' at the altar of the Cathedral.

Man arrested after placing 'improvised explosive device' inside Toulouse cathedral ... while an 84-year-old priest was killed at the church altar in a town in Normandy in 2016.

PARIS — French police evacuated the Saint Etienne Cathedral in the city of Toulouse Friday after a man entered during morning Mass and left a package containing a suspected homemade… ...

PARIS : Police forces were hunting for a man who left a parcel bomb in the Cathedral of Toulouse, Southwestern France, on Friday, ahead of the first round of voting in France's presidential race ...

The man deposited the parcel around 0700 GMT at the altar of the Cathedral in central Toulouse during mass before running away. The incident also took place a few weeks before the Easter celebrations.

The man deposited the parcel around 0700 GMT at the altar of the Cathedral in central Toulouse during mass before running away. The incident also took place a few weeks before the Easter celebrations.