The hostage-taker at the supermarket in southern France has claimed allegiance to Islamic State (IS, formerly known as ISIS) AFP cited the prosecutor’s office as saying. A police operation is underway in the area.
Policeman shot and possibly killed, in Carcassonne, and hostages taken in the nearby town of Trèbes, by a gunman pledging allegiance to ISIS.
The man was shouting “Allahu Akbar” when he entered the supermarket, a witness told Europe 1.
The incident took place in the town of Trebes in the south of the country, the French Interior Ministry said on Twitter.
Local residents told the LCI TV channel that they saw many police and gendarmerie units deployed around the supermarket.
Responding to the incident, Prime Minister Edouard Philippe called the situation “very serious.”
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