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SHOOTING & HOSTAGE-TAKING AT SUPERMARKET IN SOUTH FRANCE, POLICE OP UNDERWAY Published time: 23 Mar, 2018 10:45 Edited time: 23 Mar, 2018 12:14 Get short URL © Reuters Shooting and hostage-taking at a supermarket has been reported in southern France, local media say. Police have confirmed that the operation is underway. The incident took place in the town of Trebes in the south of the country, the French Interior Ministry said on Twitter. At least two people were injured inside the supermarket, Mayor of Trebes Eric Menassi told BFMTV, calling the situation “a terrible drama.” The hostage-taker has claimed allegiance to Islamic State (IS, formerly known as ISIS) AFP cited the prosecutor’s office as saying. @Place_Beauvau ⚠️ Intervention de police en cours à #Trèbes dans l’#Aude. La priorité est à l’intervention des forces de police et de secours. Plus d’informations à venir sur ce compte, ne diffusez pas de rumeurs ⬇️ Minutes before the hostage situation began in the supermarket, a police officer was sho