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IS gunman kills 2 in French Supermarket

Monitoring Desk

PARIS: At least two people were killed after gunman opened fire in the supermarket in Southwestern France and on Friday.

According to reports, the gunman taken hostages and the attack that has rattled nerves in a country that has been the site of several terrorist attacks in recent years.

The armed man claimed to be acting on behalf of the Islamic State group, although his connection to the militant group was unclear.

Prime Minister Édouard Philippe told media that one police officer was injured in the incident however he is out of danger.

French Interior Minister Gérard Collomb said in a Twitter post Friday afternoon that the hostage taker had been killed by the police, but he then quickly deleted the post.

The Frontier Post

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