.@BBCNews is told there are special forces at the scene in southern France, an operation is ongoing, and that there are hundreds of police officers now involved http://cbsn.ws/2pyE82q pic.twitter.com/lBDinWH7dJ
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Police say a suspect took people hostage inside a supermarket in southern France. At least one person is feared dead in Trèbes.
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At least one witness told French media that a man holding people in the store claimed he was loyal to ISIS, but police did not confirm any motive or the exact nature of the incident http://cbsn.ws/2pyE82q pic.twitter.com/37co0MP8JY
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The suspect is now still inside the supermarket in southern France with another man said to be a policeman,
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Former FBI assistant director Ron Hosko: "The key question at the front end is, is this a true hostage situation or is this really a barricaded subject?" http://cbsn.ws/2pyE82q pic.twitter.com/HRbUxGrOLK
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NEW: President Trump has been informed of the situation in southern France, White House says http://cbsn.ws/2pyE82q pic.twitter.com/Fa8CV3PEHk
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French Prime Minister Edouard Philippe says the information available suggests the incident in southern France "seems to be a terrorist act" http://cbsn.ws/2pyE82q pic.twitter.com/vvTI2v3iPH
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Yves Lefebvre of the French police union tells the AP that the gunman shot and killed 1 person as he entered the supermarket, and left 1 other person in life-threatening condition http://cbsn.ws/2pyE82q pic.twitter.com/GebCmEU1Hp
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UPDATE: France's Interior Ministry confirms that two people were killed in the store in southern France, and the situation is ongoing http://cbsn.ws/2pyE82q pic.twitter.com/TAeC2QP1VD
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WATCH LIVE: French President Macron addresses hostage situation in southern France http://cbsn.ws/2pyE82q pic.twitter.com/c0lYPdCYS5
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"At this point in time, we will not provide any figures. The Paris public prosecutor will shortly provide development information," French President Macron says of hostage situation, offering the government's "utmost support" to first responders http://cbsn.ws/2pyE82q pic.twitter.com/oILEYmuob9
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UPDATE: The man who took hostages in a French supermarket is dead, reports say. The French president says the incident appears to be a terror attack. http://cbsn.ws/2pyE82q pic.twitter.com/4MV1rqGSGk
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MORE: France's Interior Ministry and police union confirm officers raided the grocery store in southern France, killing the suspect in the process http://cbsn.ws/2pyE82q pic.twitter.com/R7XaSJYJFp
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ISIS is now claiming responsibility for the hostage situation in southern France. Police say a gunman was shot and killed in a raid at a supermarket where he held shoppers hostage: http://cbsn.ws/2pyE82q pic.twitter.com/1UAqcSCHaM
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You misspelled ISIS.
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Don't they have gun control in France?
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I can see that with all the gun murders in France. Works so well that they have a lot of gun violence.
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Are you unable to read the figures I posted?
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You see the date and the skewed statistics no data to back it up
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So you want me to provide further statistics. Easy.
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She knows It's inaccurate. She is just a kid that was given bad information.
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