Hostage-taker shot dead in France
Published : 23 Mar 2018, 20:54
Security forces stormed the supermarket in Trebes, Aude department of southwestern France, where a hostage-taking happened on Friday, and shot dead the hostage taker, the BFMTV reported.
The man claiming allegiance to the Islamic State took several people hostage at a supermarket in southwestern France on Friday, local media reported.
The unidentified man entered a Super U supermarket in Trebes town, and gunshots were heard later.
At least two people have been shot in the incident.
The same individual was suspected of shooting four gendarmes a few minutes earlier while they were jogging in Carcassonne, wounding one.
The Interior Ministry said on Twitter that security officials were carrying out an operation.
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