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Policeman shot and hostages taken at supermarket in France

Published 11:23 23 Mar 2018 GMT

Updated 15:38 23 Mar 2018 GMT

Conor Heneghan
Policeman shot and hostages taken at supermarket in France

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The gunman claimed allegiance to the Islamic State group and police are treating it as a terror incident.

Updated 14:30, 27 March At least three people were killed after a gunman took hostages at a supermarket in southern France on Friday. According to AFP, a gunman is reported to have taken several people hostages and shot a policeman at a supermarket in the south of France. At least three people are reported to have been killed in the incident, while the gunman was eventually shot dead after security forces stormed the building. The French interior minister paid tribute to a member of the security forces who substituted himself for a hostage at the scene and was badly wounded as a result. https://twitter.com/gerardcollomb/status/977198544284155904  

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Policeman shot and hostages taken at supermarket in France