France Supermarket Shooting: The hostage-taker has claimed allegiance to the terrorist group ISIS
A policeman was shot and
a man took hostages at a supermarket in two separate incidents in the same area of southwest France on Friday, security sources said. The policeman was shot in the town of Carcassonne, while a gunman fired shots during a hostage-taking Friday morning at a supermarket in the town of Trebes 15 minutes' drive away. According to a local news channel, the hostage-taker has claimed allegiance to the terrorist group ISIS and also that he has demanded the release of the prime surviving suspect of the 2015 Paris attacks, Salah Abdeslam.
Here are the highlights of the shooting in France supermarket:
French President Emmanuel Macron said that the incident appeared to be a terrorist attack.
Two died at the hostage-taking at the Trebes supermarket and one more was killed with a bullet in the head in the nearby historic town of Carcassone.
Three people have been confirmed dead. The attacker has been killed as well.
The hostage-taker is now alone in the supermarket with a policeman and all hostages have been freed.
According to local news channel BFM TV, the hostage taker has asked for the release of the November 2015 Paris attacker Salah Abdeslam.
Abdeslam is the prime surviving suspect in the Paris attacks that killed 130 people in 2015.
Most of the employees and customers of the Super U managed to flee, a source said, according to AFP. The police officer was in contact with the gunman at the supermarket in the town of Trebes, near Carcassonne, the source added.
Situation "very serious", says Prime Minister Edouard Philippe
Two dead in French supermarket hostage situation
One or two people shot in French hostage-taking, says police
The gunman who was involved in the hostage-taking incident claimed allegiance to ISIS according to the local prosecutor's office
According to sources, the man entered the supermarket at around 11.15 am and shots were heard.